Flinger Strasse 8
The house at Flinger Straße 8 in Düsseldorf's old town is a listed building, the facade of which has Art Nouveau decorations.
history
The building was known as the "Zum Weisse Füchschen" house. In 1717 and 1723 the house belonged to the court musician Mathaeus Sintzheim. In 1748 Wittib von Halberg, née von Holtzweiler, sold a quarter of the houses to the shoemaker Hermann von Holdt. In 1817 Rofthack ran a commission and freight forwarding business in colonial goods here. Mathias Zittel later owned the house. Then it was bought by the jeweler Max Bark, whose initials adorn the Art Nouveau facade.
description
The four-story building was built in the 18th century. The facade is triaxial except for the ground floor and was clad with Art Nouveau decor, such as vegetal decor and masks. The middle of the three axes is elevated, the cornice is arched upwards at this point. Underneath, a medallion with the initials MB, by the jeweler Max Bark, adorns the facade.
Web links
- Entry in the monument list of the state capital Düsseldorf at the Institute for Monument Protection and Preservation
Individual evidence
- ^ Heinrich Ferber: Historical walk through the old city of Düsseldorf. C. Kraus, Düsseldorf 1889. Reprint: Triltsch-Verlag, Düsseldorf 1980, II, p. 26 [Flingerstrasse].
- ^ Jörg AE Heimeshoff : Listed houses in Düsseldorf, with garden and ground monuments. Nobel, Essen 2001, p. 94.
Coordinates: 51 ° 13 ′ 30.8 ″ N , 6 ° 46 ′ 22.9 ″ E