Old School (Reichenbach)
The old school is the building of the former village school of Reichenbach im Taunus . The building was erected in 1902 on the so-called Backesberg , a rock spur free on three sides on the eastern edge of the village. Until 1968 the house was used for teaching purposes. Today it is used as a residential building. The listed building has the address Schulbergstraße 9.
history
A school is first recorded in Reichenbach in 1604, but it was closed during the Thirty Years' War . A new school was founded in 1692 and a new building was erected for it in 1721. In 1902 it was decided to build another new building.
The Backesberg served as the location. A small chapel had stood here between 1300 and the middle of the 15th century, which was probably demolished in the 18th century.
description
The school is a two-story saddle roof building . The classroom of the school was located in the solidly bricked ground floor with high segmental arched windows. On top of it is the upper floor, which was originally made of visible framework and housed the teacher's apartment. In 1927 the entire upper floor was clad with slate . There is a with a on the west side of the neo-Gothic spire final roof skylights . It is clearly visible to the tower of the Evangelical Church on the southern edge of the village. A new extension is located on the east side of the building. On the same site there is a former fire fighting equipment shed and ancillary building, made of half-timbered with brick infills.
literature
- Dagmar Söder: Cultural monuments in Hessen: Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis II. Altkreis Untertaunus. Wiesbaden 2003
- State Office for Monument Preservation Hesse (Ed.): Schulbergstraße 2 In: DenkXweb, online edition of cultural monuments in Hesse
Coordinates: 50 ° 16 ′ 22 " N , 8 ° 22 ′ 30.3" E