Adolf Prahst

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Portrait of Adolf Prahst on the main building of the University of Rostock

Adolf Prahst (born January 27, 1829 in Malchow (Mecklenburg) , † January 1, 1919 in Bützow ) was a German architect and Mecklenburg construction clerk .

Life

Adolf Prahst was a son of Malchow pastor Christoph Prahst (1798–1871), who later became a preposition and pastor in Biestow . Nothing precise is known about the time and circumstances of his school attendance. Prahst probably attended the Malchow city school, then completed an apprenticeship in construction and then did his military service as a one-year volunteer . He completed his studies at the Berlin Building Academy with an exam. He then went to Rostock architects and Mecklenburg court architect Hermann Willebrand where he after dropping the state examination for the construction Kondukteur was one of the closest associates. Convinced of the abilities, Willebrand suggested to Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II to use Prahst as a construction officer.

In the role of master builder, Adolf Prahst was responsible for the offices of Bützow and Warin . He built his own domicile in Bützow, initially a single-storey house with a horse stable, coach house and barn until June 1870, where he lived with his wife Emma and three stepchildren. He later converted the house into a representative villa. In 1878 he was appointed chief master builder. After the castle renovation in Bützow, Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV awarded him the title of Privy Building Councilor .

Prahst was a knight of the Grand Ducal Mecklenburg House Order of the Wendish Crown and holder of the commemorative medal in memory of Grand Duke Friedrich Franz III.

plant

Bützow Castle

As an employee of Willebrand, Prahst was involved in the construction of the main building of the University of Rostock . At the inauguration on January 27, 1867, Willebrand and his colleagues Prahst and Luckow showed the Grand Duke through the building. As a tribute, portraits of the three builders in the form of terracotta medallions were attached to the facade facing the courtyard .

Prahst was influenced by historicism and designed buildings in the style of Neo-Gothic , Neo-Renaissance and a mixture of both for the districts of Bützow and Warin .

Other buildings:

  • 1870: own house in Bützow, Bahnhofstraße (rebuilt in 1910, later Catholic parish office)
  • 1879: Hospital at the horse market in Bützow
  • 1894 watermill in Bützow
  • 1895: Villa of the mill owner Propp at the Bützow city harbor
  • 1910/1911: Reconstruction of the Bützow Castle

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Location information after self-disclosure at the census in Mecklenburg-Schwerin on December 1, 1900.
  2. ^ Friedrich Walter: Our regional clergy from 1810 to 1888: biographical sketches of all Mecklenburg-Schwerin clergy. Self-published, Penzlin 1889, p. 18.
  3. ↑ a b c d e Fritz Hoßmann: Set structural accents in the city. Master builder Adolf Prahst left his mark in many places in Bützow. All houses bear his special signature. In: Schweriner Volkszeitung, Bützower Zeitung of June 4, 2011. - The author's statement that Prahst graduated from high school is not plausible. His name is not found in Mecklenburg high school graduate lists of the period in question, and a university entrance qualification was not required to attend the Bauakademie Berlin.
  4. ↑ Grand Ducal Mecklenburg-Schwerin State Calendar for the year 1908 , p. 84.
personal data
SURNAME Prahst, Adolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German architect and Mecklenburg construction clerk
DATE OF BIRTH January 27, 1829
PLACE OF BIRTH Malchow (Mecklenburg)
DATE OF DEATH January 1, 1919
Place of death Bützow