August Berger (architect)
August Berger (born December 30, 1860 in Teichdorf ; † April 10, 1947 in Hildburghausen ) was a German architect and building contractor .
Live and act
After finishing school, Berger studied architecture and construction in Leipzig . He then worked at the technical center in Hildburghausen until he went into business there in 1893 and opened a bureau for architecture and construction . Behind it was initially a bricklayer and carpentry shop in connection with a workshop for wooden and wicker furniture.
From around 1900 he worked with the architect and building contractor Carl Kleemann in Coburg , became his partner and took over the company entirely in November 1902 after Kleemann's death. In 1905 he offered stylish exterior and interior design . The company headquarters was in the Leopold Street 5. As real estate - speculator he employed repeatedly in the early 20th century the courts with foreclosures his houses. But he never had to file for bankruptcy.
In 1910 Berger relocated his construction business to Hildburghausen. In 1913 he opened the Thuringian stone wood factory at Coburg Bahnhofsstraße 10 . In 1914 the Villa Sonnenhaus of Otto Bamberger's family was built in Lichtenfels according to his plans. Even after the First World War , he continued to run his architectural office in Coburg, which his son Johannes later took over. Berger remained in Hildburghausen until his death. There he built, among other things, the courtyard.
With Carl Bauer , Max Böhme , Carl Otto Leheis and Paul Schaarschmidt , August Berger was one of the most important representatives of Art Nouveau in Coburg. His designs also included other styles. For the ensemble Bahnhofstraße 10/12 he received special recognition from the city planning officer Max Böhme. Berger's buildings still shape the Coburg cityscape today and are among the city's listed buildings .
Buildings
The following buildings were carried out by August Berger in Coburg:
- Bahnhofstrasse 10/12 , (new building 1910–1913)
- Hintere Kreuzgasse 1 (new building 1904–1905)
- Hohe Straße 28 (new building based on plans by Carl Kleemann in 1904)
- Ketschengasse 22 (new building based on plans by Carl Kleemann 1905)
- Kleine Johannisgasse 9 (new building 1911)
- Mohrenstrasse 36 (new building 1908)
- Nordlehne1 / 3 (new building 1913–1918)
- Queckbrunngasse 11/12 (new building 1907)
- Raststrasse 5 (new building 1908)
- Seidmannsdorfer Strasse 1/3 (new building 1906)
- Seidmannsdorfer Straße 22 (new building 1907)
- Weichengereuth 50 (new building 1903)
- Residential building Gut Birkenmoor
literature
- Helmut Wolter: Space - Time - Coburg. Volume 1: Coburg architects and builders 1820–1920. Dr. Peter Morsbach Verlag, Regensburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-937527-38-3 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Government Gazette for the Duchy of Coburg, November 12, 1902
- ^ Karl-Ulrich Pachale: August Berger , in Coburger Geschichtsblätter, Jg. 13, H. 1–2, S. 62
- ↑ Staco, Herzogliche primary and mortgage books
- ^ City of Coburg, regulatory office, trade register
- ^ Peter Morsbach, Otto Titz: City of Coburg. Ensembles-Architectural Monuments-Archaeological Monuments. (= Monument Topography Federal Republic of Germany, Monuments in Bavaria , Volume IV 48.), Karl M. Lipp Verlag, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-87490-590-X , S. CXXIX.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Berger, August |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German architect and contractor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 30, 1860 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Teichdorf ( Żary ) |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 10, 1947 |
| Place of death | Hildburghausen |