Degodehaus (Düsseldorf)
The house in Düsseldorf-Kaiserswerth in which the painter and photographer Wilhelm Degode lived since 1895 and which he acquired on January 1, 1898 is called the Degodehaus . Until 2015, the house was owned by the fourth generation of the Degode family.
The building was originally built by the canon and archpriest Matthias Kirchhoff as a canon house, probably in 1704. It changed hands several times, but initially retained its function as a canon house.
The second owner became Lambertus Deodatus De Gall , who bought the house on December 6, 1724. The present condition essentially originates from this time. Above the archway is De Gall's coat of arms with a bishop's hat and apples , and the slogan on his coat of arms stone
NEC TEMERE - NEC TIMIDE (neither foolhardy or rash - nor fearful or cowardly)
The exterior and interior color scheme correspond to that of 1725 (with the exception of one room). A baroque garden with a pleasure house originally belonged to the property.
With the secularization , the property passed into secular ownership. Parts of the property have been separated. In the years 1833-1852 the building was used by the then mayor Rottländer as Kaiserswerth town hall, but had to be sold for cost reasons. It was then owned by various people before it was finally bought by Degode in 1898. The purchase contracts are received in the original and partially in copy.
See also
Web links
- Entry in the monument list of the state capital Düsseldorf at the Institute for Monument Protection and Preservation
Individual evidence
- ↑ Memorial plaque at the Degodehaus, Suitbertus-Stiftsplatz, Düsseldorf-Kaiserswerth
Coordinates: 51 ° 18 ′ 2.2 ″ N , 6 ° 43 ′ 59.6 ″ E