Former guard house (Egelsbach)
| Former guard house | |
|---|---|
 Former guard house, view from the northeast (2012) |
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| Data | |
| place | Egelsbach |
| Construction year | 18th century |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 58 '10.7 " N , 8 ° 39' 59.2" E |
The former guard house is a building in Egelsbach in the Offenbach district in Hesse .
Architecture and history
The former guardhouse of the local police is an example of the now rarely preserved type of guardhouse, which is usually equipped with a column front and detention room - as is also the case in Mühlheim am Main - for the southern Hessian area since the late 18th century.
A special feature in this case is the connection of the probably older cellar with the loggia-like structure made of quarry stone masonry and a wooden structure.
The tiled pent roof of the guardhouse indicates the former rear buildings.
The front of the now free-standing building is a characteristic element of the center of Egelsbach.
The former guard house is a cultural monument for architectural and local historical reasons .
literature
- Dagmar Söder et al .: Offenbach district. (= Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany , cultural monuments in Hesse .) Vieweg, Braunschweig 1987, ISBN 3-528-06237-1 , p. 145.