Eberhard Westhofen

Eberhard Westhofen (* 1820 ; † 1892 ) was a German architect and construction clerk , he worked as a master builder in Cologne until 1847 and then as a master builder in Düsseldorf .

Life

In November 1850 he married Johanna, née von Thenen, and moved into an apartment on Bolkerstrasse . In 1854 he moved to the waterway at Schwanenspiegel . In 1888 Westhofen retired and received the Order of the Red Eagle, IV class. Eberhard Westhofen last lived at Friedrichsplatz 2 in 1892.

Works (selection)

Higher Citizens' School on Fürstenwall, corner of Florastraße, 1888.

Higher community school (Oberrealschule) at Fürstenwall 100 , 1888
New Town Hall, Düsseldorf , 1884
Kunstgewerbeschule Düsseldorf at Burgplatz , 1883
Chapel in the north cemetery , 1883
New portal on the castle tower in Düsseldorf , 1883
Mortuary, Golzheimer Friedhof , 1875 (destroyed in World War II)
Municipal slaughterhouse on Golzheimer Insel , 1874
Municipal warehouse, Reuterkaserne 1 , 1866
Old municipal Tonhalle Düsseldorf , 1863
Departmental insane asylum in Düsseldorf , from 1879

literature

Westhofen, Eberhard: Short biographies of the architects and builders . In: Eduard Trier, Willy Weyres (Ed.): Art of the 19th century in the Rhineland . tape 2 . Architecture : II, secular buildings and urban planning . Schwann, Düsseldorf 1980, ISBN 3-590-30252-6 , pp. 554 .
Willy Weyres, Albrecht Mann: Handbook on Rhenish Architecture of the 19th Century 1800–1880. Cologne 1968, p. 109 f.
Eberhard Spohr: The fortifications of Düsseldorf. Dissertation, RWTH Aachen, p. 313.

Individual evidence

^ Marriage announcement: Eberhard West Zonen. Johanna Westhofen, b. v. Thenen, Düsseldorf and Cologne on November 26th, 1850. , in Düsseldorfer Journal and Kreisblatt (No. 284), on November 27th, 1850
↑ Advertisement: My apartment is now Bolkerstraße 564, Düsseldorf, November 28, 1850. E. Westhofen, city architect. , in Düsseldorfer Journal and Kreisblatt (No. 286), dated November 29, 1850
↑ Advertisement: My apartment is now Wasserstraße No. 2 close to Karlsthore, Düsseldorf, August 7, 1854. E. Westhofen, city architect , in Düsseldorfer Journal and Kreisblatt (No. 187), August 9, 1854
↑ The town builder Westhofen retired after more than 41 years with a pension. At the very highest place he was awarded the Rothe Eagle Order IV class. , in Report on the State and Administration of Community Affairs in the City for the Period April 1, 1888 to March 31, 1889. General Affairs. II. General administration
↑ Eberhard Westhofen: Description of the new school building , Düsseldorf in February 1888 , in the annual report of the Höhere Bürgererschule, Easter 1888, pp. 3–4
^ Author Westhofen, Stadtbaumeister: West view of the municipal warehouse, impressively colored plan of the late classical facade. Note: The building known as the "Pawn Shop", erected in 1866, temporarily housed the city's historical museum.

personal data
SURNAME	Westhofen, Eberhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German architect and construction officer in Cologne and Düsseldorf
DATE OF BIRTH	1820
DATE OF DEATH	1892

[1] Marriage announcement: Eberhard West Zonen. Johanna Westhofen, b. v. Thenen, Düsseldorf and Cologne on November 26th, 1850. , in Düsseldorfer Journal and Kreisblatt (No. 284), on November 27th, 1850

[2] Advertisement: My apartment is now Bolkerstraße 564, Düsseldorf, November 28, 1850. E. Westhofen, city architect. , in Düsseldorfer Journal and Kreisblatt (No. 286), dated November 29, 1850

[3] Advertisement: My apartment is now Wasserstraße No. 2 close to Karlsthore, Düsseldorf, August 7, 1854. E. Westhofen, city architect , in Düsseldorfer Journal and Kreisblatt (No. 187), August 9, 1854

[4] The town builder Westhofen retired after more than 41 years with a pension. At the very highest place he was awarded the Rothe Eagle Order IV class. , in Report on the State and Administration of Community Affairs in the City for the Period April 1, 1888 to March 31, 1889. General Affairs. II. General administration

[5] Eberhard Westhofen: Description of the new school building , Düsseldorf in February 1888 , in the annual report of the Höhere Bürgererschule, Easter 1888, pp. 3–4

[6] Author Westhofen, Stadtbaumeister: West view of the municipal warehouse, impressively colored plan of the late classical facade. Note: The building known as the "Pawn Shop", erected in 1866, temporarily housed the city's historical museum.