Büchner's Secret Annex
The Büchnersche back house in the southern Thuringia county town Meiningen is under monument protection standing half-timbered house in Henneberg - Franconian style. It is considered to be the oldest accurately dated half-timbered house in the former capital and residence of Saxony-Meiningen .
history
The Büchner rear building was built in 1596 during the city's economic heyday, when numerous splendid town houses were built. With the artful and richly decorated facade, the builder of the Büchner back building, master baker Hans Müller, expressed his prosperity. Rebuilt in 1678, master baker Grumbach acquired the building in 1766, which shortly thereafter came into the possession of the Büchner family through marriage.
In the great devastating city fire of September 5, 1874, the Büchner Secret Annex only narrowly escaped destruction. The fire brigade was able to stop the major fire that was spreading along Georgstrasse from the market at the height of the Büchner house. While the neighboring house on the right fell victim to the flames, the Büchner rear building and the following buildings were saved.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the building was in such poor condition that demolition was considered. At the suggestion of Duke Georg II and under the direction of chief building officer Eduard Fritze , the house was completely renovated in 1904. In 1974, as part of a complete renovation of the outside of the framework, the paintwork was renewed according to historical findings. In 1992 extensive renovation work took place in the house and the courtyard was given a monument-compliant design. The roofing was renewed in 1996 and the last renovation of the facade was carried out by the Wagner specialist painter in 2001.
As part of a music program, the MDR recorded a vocal performance with Gunther Emmerlich in the courtyard in the early 1990s and his conversation with one of the hosts, Alfred Büchner (1896–1997) in the old German room. Büchner received honorary citizenship of the city of Meiningen in 1996 because of the preservation of the listed building and his services in communicating Meiningen's history . The house is currently inhabited by the eighth generation of the Büchner / Grumbach family.
Building
The building is located in the center of Meiningen's old town in the backyard of the main shopping street Georgstraße No. 20, which can be reached through a narrow corridor and a covered gate. The house, which is connected to the younger front building, consists of a stone ground floor and two cantilevered half-timbered upper floors to gain more space in the rooms. The decorative framework consists mainly of St. Andrew's crosses . Above is the top floor with a high gable and weather vane . The historically furnished old German room, which was only used by the family on special occasions, should be emphasized. The room has richly decorated wall paneling, windows with hock panes and colored glass panes with old Meiningen motifs as well as a tiled stove from 1623. The Büchner rear house also has a renovated farm building with a wooden roofed outside staircase and a historical fountain .
Guest book
Excerpt from the guest book: Charlotte von Preußen , Bernhard III. (Sachsen-Meiningen) , Max Grube , Adelheid von Sachsen-Meiningen , Prince Georg of Greece , Stephanie of Belgium , Carola Abel, Otto von Habsburg and Regina von Sachsen-Meiningen , Gunther Emmerlich .
photos
magnificent and colorful details
Courtyard with garden and farm building
Entrance gate from the direction of Georgstrasse
Weather vane on the roof of the entrance gate
See also
literature
- Kuratorium Meiningen (Hrsg.): Lexicon for the history of the city of Meiningen . Bielsteinverlag, Meiningen 2008, ISBN 978-3-9809504-4-2 .
- Kulturbund der GDR / Reissland: Meiningen – Monuments of the inner city . Meiningen 1982.
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Coordinates: 50 ° 34 ′ 8.9 ″ N , 10 ° 24 ′ 54 ″ E