Dückerscher Hof
The Dückersche Hof is a large secular building from the 17th century in the old town of Arnsberg . It has been used differently over the centuries. It stands on the site of much older buildings and has integrated parts of them.
location
The building is located on Schlossstrasse near the former city gate of the bell tower, right next to the former Jesuit branch . Both buildings are not located directly on the street, but on a plateau supported by a stone wall, well above street level.
Previous buildings
Buildings have stood there since the Middle Ages. A Burgmannshof has possibly been there since the 12th century . The tower-like extension on the western eaves side of the main building could be the remains of a previous house in the Gothic style. In contrast to the dominant half-timbered houses in the city, this previous building was also made of stone. In an old cityscape, this extension is shown with a typical Gothic stepped gable. The extension is interpreted as stone work, these were massive stone buildings in the Middle Ages and early modern times that served as living, storage or escape rooms. This stone work belonged to the previous building, called "Old House" in the documents. It was built long before 1600, possibly in the 15th century.
The previous building was probably a Burgmann house that had been owned by the von Hanxleden family called Bock. The house was owned by this family as early as the 15th century. Godert von Hanxleden was the elector's head waiter from 1489 to 1494. After the focus of the family shifted, the building was sold. At times it was owned by Johann Melchior von Meschede.
Today's construction
The principal of the current building was the electoral head waiter Hermann Dücker (1591 to 1670). For a long time it was assumed that the building did not take place until 1652 after Dücker had to sell the Obereimer estate to the Elector Maximilian Heinrich of Bavaria under certain pressure . This can no longer be maintained. The house was most likely built in 1627. Dücker acquired the necessary parcels with the previous buildings as early as 1625. After that, the old buildings were demolished with the exception of the stone works. This part of the entire complex does not have a basement and has cross-vaulted ceilings. The cellar vaults of the old house were also used.
The following three generations also served as head waiter, i.e. as the highest tax officer of the Duchy of Westphalia. The monastery Wedinghausen acquired the building because it was interested in a residential building in the city, which was in wartime beneficial. There was a dispute between the monastery and members of the Dücker family about the property. The dispute went as far as the Reich Chamber of Commerce . Finally, a settlement was agreed. From 1701 the building was a fiefdom of the Wedinghausen Monastery, but it was given to the head waiter and his descendants as a fief. In times of war the Dücker were obliged to take up the convention. The house remained a fiefdom of the monastery until 1803 .
After the great fire of 1709, the building served as a replacement until the town hall was rebuilt. The duchy's state parliament also met there. This happened a second time in 1721. It was an advantage that the court had two large halls for the deliberations of the two estates. The estate archive was also temporarily housed there. While the Arnsberg Palace was being built, Elector Clemens August von Bayern made his first visit to his royal seat in Dückerschen Hof.
Even after the death of the last head waiter from the Dücker house in 1738, the building was the representative residence of high electoral officials. Most recently Reiner Joseph Esser was among them . After the Duchy of Westphalia passed to Hessen-Darmstadt , the building was transferred to the Hessian Organizing Committee in 1803. In Prussian times, King Friedrich Wilhelm IV decided in 1856 that the property should be sold to the city to build a hospital. After the Marienhospital was built on what was then the outskirts, the house served as an old people's home until 1976. In the 1980s it was acquired by a community of owners and redesigned for residential purposes.
meaning
The building is highlighted in all early modern cityscapes. In Rudolf von Essl's description of the city, it is described as a remarkable new building alongside the Landsberger Hof. The new Adelshof was then valued at 3,000 Reichstalers. The building has been a listed building since 1983.
literature
- Michael Gosmann. On the early history of the Dücker court (until 1670). In: Heimatblätter des Arnsberger Heimatbund 7/1986, pp. 47–58.
- Michael Gosmann: On the history of the Dücker court (until 1738). In: Heimatblätter des Arnsberger Heimatbund 8/1987, pp. 49–61.
- Uwe Haltaufderheide: The architectural monuments of the city of Arnsberg. Collection period 1980–1990. City of Arnsberg, Arnsberg 1990, pp. 37-39.
Coordinates: 51 ° 23 '54.2 " N , 8 ° 3' 49.7" E