Eugen Schneider (architect)

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Eugen Schneider (* 1880 in Ennetbaden ; † May 26, 1953 ) was a Swiss architect and mayor and later a politician for the Free Democratic Party in the Grand Council . He was also involved in numerous other organizations. He worked in the Art Nouveau era and stylistically belongs to the Heimatschutz architecture called Heimatstil .

education and profession

Eugen Schneider learned the trade as a draftsman in Baden with Robert Moser . He was also influenced by his son Karl Mosers , who was 20 years older than him, and who became known beyond the borders of Switzerland with his epoch-making buildings . Schneider then worked with Medard Sidler (1878–1940) until 1919, but then gave up this community. Originally from Lucerne , Sidler had lived in Baden since 1905 and later moved to Wettingen .

Eugen Schneider is considered a specialist in remodeling and renovation. In addition, he worked for many builders and also for the public sector. He was particularly active in his home parish. Many community and school buildings come from him. He also designed the new headquarters of Obwaldner Kantonalbank in Sarnen .

Private

Schneider was married and had two daughters and a son. He is described as a “jovial parish father” who “cultivated a primordial cosiness”. In addition to his political activities, he was also the fire brigade commander, president of the Baden branch of the Aargauische Hypothekenbank and a member of the supervisory committee of the Wettingen teacher training college .

  • Hotel Schwanen with its three distinctive gables

  • Schoolhouse Dietwil

Works

Under monument protection in the canton of Aargau

Object, place; Year of construction, inventory

  • Litter area Ennetbaden; 1891, INV-ENN915
  • Factory building Oederlin , Ennetbaden; 1906-1908, INV-ENN905
  • Ev.-ref. Parish church, Mellingen AG ; 1910, INV-MEL902
  • Höhtalstrasse 10, Ennetbaden; 1910, INV-ENN919A
  • Parish hall, old school building Grabenäcker; 1911-1912, INV-FIB901
  • Höhtalstrasse 12, Ennetbaden; 1911-1912, INV-ENN919B
  • Höhtalstrasse 14, Ennetbaden; 1911-1912, INV-ENN919C
  • School building Oberlunkhofen ; 1912-1913, INV-OLU907
  • Höhtalstrasse 16, Ennetbaden; 1923, INV-ENN919D
  • Schoolhouse, Ennetbaden (dismissed in 2015); 1936, DOK-ENN839.903
  • Abdication hall, Ennetbaden; 1949-1950, INV-ENN916

Other structures

  • Savings bank Baden, Bahnhofstrasse 20; three-storey corner house (together with Hans Loepfe , 1931); I 012
  • Römerstrasse 16, Baden; stately home with a curved saddle roof with a large dwelling; I 176
  • Headquarters Obwaldner Kantonalbank Sarnen; 1909, February 02, 2016
  • Rectory Mellingen (attributed); 1928/29
  • Schoolhouse Fislisbach
  • Schoolhouse Dietwil
  • Primary school with kindergarten, Sachseln , 1910

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Annual chronicle , Badener Neujahrsblätter, page 97
  2. ↑ a b c The Ennetbaden architect Eugen Schneider in: Ennetbadener Post 01/2018, page 13
  3. ↑ Central Switzerland Homeland Security IHS , Annual Report 2008, page 14
  4. ^ INSA : Inventory of modern Swiss architecture, 1850-1920: Cities. 1984, Volume 1, Page 402
  5. ^ Monument Preservation , Canton Aargau
  6. ^ A b City of Baden: List of inventory objects
  7. ↑ The townscapes of national importance. Canton Obwalden, Sarnen. Federal inventory of protected sites in Switzerland of national importance ISOS (Federal Office of Culture)
  8. ^ Reformed Church Mellingen
  9. ↑ Elisabeth Crettaz-Stürzel: Heimatstil: Reform architecture in Switzerland 1896-1914 , Volume 2, Huber 2005, ISBN 9783719313852, page 11
personal data
SURNAME Schneider, Eugene
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss architect and politician
DATE OF BIRTH 1880
PLACE OF BIRTH Ennetbaden
DATE OF DEATH May 26, 1953