Baliere

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Farmhouse, Baliere gable view

The Baliere farmhouse is one of the cultural assets in Frauenfeld that is protected by the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict , the Federal Act of October 6, 1966 on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and the Ordinance of October 17, 1984 on Protection the cultural assets are in armed conflict. It can be found as a striking building at the north exit of Kreuzplatz.

history

The Haus zur Baliere got its name from its first owner Hans Hoffmann, Balierer (roughly grinder and polisher) or Schwertfeger (blacksmith) from Nuremberg, who moved from Lindau. It was built for him between 1555 and 1557 as a residential and commercial building. In 1552, the Federal Diet granted Hoffmann the residence permit and at the same time allowed him to practice his profession as an armourer. Hoffmann had his workshop on the site of what is now the Kappeler tannery property. This was supplied with energy through a factory canal, with the armory's facilities being operated by two water wheels. The commercial quarter, which had been established in this area since the beginning of the 16th century, also included a mill, a dye works , a bleaching shop and a tannery .

Hoffmann made armor and swords, which were in great demand and are now shown, for example, in the Landesmuseum Zürich (seven half-armor from his production at the end of the 16th century) or in the Historical Museum of the Canton of Thurgau in Schloss Frauenfeld (finely chiseled swords). He died around 1571; his better-known son Lorenz (1541–1599) also made armor, balaclavas and pompous swords. The family gave up the trade around 1625, as the armor as a weapon of war increasingly lost its importance.

From the end of the 17th century to 1767, the Dumelin family continued to work as grinders and polishers.

The following modifications were made:

  • 1913: Barn canopy - the barn made way for a new building in 1992/93.
  • 1925: Extension to the residential building, as part of which the window layout on the south facade, the room layout with the floors, the kitchen including ovens and shaft chimney as well as the toilet area and the ground floor were updated. Access to the floors was supplemented by a sign on the southern facade and the exterior painting was renewed.
  • From 1992 to 1994 another extension was added to the west side as part of the renovation work.

particularities

Exterior

The date 1558 is found as an inscription on a donkey arch on the basement portal , and also on the top floor. The frame structure has a total of 3 floors, of which the top floor protrudes . The house is covered with a hipped roof . A staircase leads to the 1st floor and an outside staircase to the 2nd floor.

In the time of the Dumelins there was a renovation phase in which the neighboring house was added and the grisaille on the half-timbered barn on the north side (it is stylistically similar to the date painted in the attic room 1723).

inner space

The interior has been partially preserved. The representation area was probably located on the ground floor, as indicated by the elaborate decoration of the panes, arched window niches and plastic coats of arms. The two residential floors above are almost identical, consisting of a kitchen with a chimney, stove and fire hole. It is assumed here that one floor was used as an apartment for Hoffmann senior, the other for Hoffmann junior. In the southeast there is the living room with wall paneling and tiled stove, in the north the bedchamber painted in gray. The floors are also connected inside with a staircase.

The renovation phase at the time of the Dumelins required new corridors inside, which opened up the neighboring house via the northwest chamber, but also the installation of the cellar vault. It is also assumed that the subdivision of the ground floor, which was provided with a kitchen for the first time, fell during this period.

Subsidence and its remediation

In the west-east direction, a considerable difference in level can be seen between the west and east rooms, which are actually at the same height (on the old lintels as well as on the partition walls), due to a rotten central stand in the basement and weakened beams in the chimney area, but also due to the sagging of the east or formerly brook-side foundation wall including its transom wall. In the course of the renovations by the city in 1992 and 1993, the floors were raised hydraulically, the east facade was anchored with tie rods and the wooden floors were both leveled and re-covered.

Todays use

The «Stadtgalerie Baliere» uses rooms for exhibitions in the basement as well as on the ground floor and first floor. No rent is charged from the artists, but they give the city part of the price of the pictures they sell as a commission (residents 20%, non-residents 25%). A room for lectures or readings for a maximum of 40 people is also located on the first floor.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Helene Bachmann (text) et al .: Inventory of old buildings and sites in the canton of Thurgau, Frauenfeld I (Akazienweg-Dorfstrasse) , publisher: Preservation and inventory of art monuments in the canton of Thurgau, Ringstrasse 16, Frauenfeld, in cooperation with the city authority
  2. ^ Verena Rothenbühler: Hoffmann (TG). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . November 6, 2006 , accessed June 30, 2019 .
  3. ↑ a b c d e f Daniel Steiner, Cantonal Office for Archeology: The "Alte Baliere" is a historically significant building. In: Thurgauer Zeitung , July 8, 1994
  4. ↑ Brief outline of the history of the farmhouse by the Office for Culture of the City of Frauenfeld

Coordinates: 47 ° 33 '16.4 "  N , 8 ° 53' 39"  E ; CH1903:  709 554  /  268,109