Franz Xaver Schmidt (architect)

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Franz Xaver Schmidt (born November 17, 1857 in Baden ; † August 26, 1916 there ) was an Austrian builder and architect.

Life

Franz Xaver Schmidt was born in Baden near Vienna in 1857 as the son of the master builder Josef Schmid (1822–1883) and his wife Barbara. His older brother Joseph (1847-1910) also became a builder. Nothing is known about Schmidt's education; he may have attended the state trade school in Vienna. In 1883 he received the master builder license. In 1885 he married Anna Berner, who however died in 1909.

From 1909 he was a partner in the construction company Plachy & Co. in Vienna. In the following year he changed his last name from Schmid to Schmidt. In 1913 Schmidt married Antonie Fischer for the second time, and was a member of the ensemble of the Baden City Theater until they were married . From 1888 to 1916 Schmidt was a local councilor for the Liberal in his hometown of Baden. From 1897 he was a member of the Association of Builders of Lower Austria and sat on the board for a while.

Schmidt had four children: Friedrich and Franz (Friedrich became an architect like his father, but died shortly after completing his training in 1928) and their daughters Anna and Grete.

Franz Xaver Schmidt was buried on August 28, 1916 in the parish cemetery of Baden in the family crypt.

plant

Schmidt was particularly active in the Baden and Wiener Neustadt area . There he built houses, hotels, sacred buildings, theaters and industrial plants. He was a typical representative of the late historical orientation who, with a myriad of buildings, shaped the character of the city of Baden in particular.

Residential and commercial buildings

The Louisenhof at Kaiser-Franz-Joseph-Ring 33 in Baden was built in 1844, expanded in the 19th century and modernized by Schmidt in 1905 with a late historical / Neo-Josephin facade
The late Baroque VIlla at Raugasse 14 in Wiener Neustadt was built from 1912-14
The Villa Wiltschko at Kaiser Franz Ring 6 in Baden was built in 1884
Schmidt built the Stadttheater Baden as a master builder according to plans by Fellner & Helmer
  • 1884: Villa Wiltschko, Baden, Sauerhofstrasse 16
  • around 1884: Villa Sirius, Baden, Valeriestraße 18 ( ON 14–18 today parking lot)
  • 1884: House, Baden, Kaiser-Franz-Ring 6
  • 1886: House, Baden, Renngasse 6
  • 1886: Villa, Baden, Erzherzog-Wilhelm-Ring 26
  • 1887: Villa, Baden, Germergasse 13
  • 1888: Villa Pfrogner Baden, Erzherzog-Wilhelm-Ring 32
  • 1888: Villa, Baden, Biondekgasse 2
  • 1888: Villa, Baden, Antonsgasse 16
  • 1888: Baden residential building, Palffygasse 9
  • 1889: Villa Germania, Baden, Erzherzog-Wilhelm-Ring 43
  • 1890: Villa Baden, Wiener Strasse 31
  • 1891: Rental house, Baden, Pergerstrasse 8
  • 1893: Villa, Baden, Strasserngasse 13
  • 1896: Rental house, Baden, Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Ring 14
  • 1897: Villa, Baden, Grabengasse 29
  • 1897–1899: Villa group, Baden, Welzergasse 33, 34, 35
  • 1898: Villa, Baden, Mozartstrasse 22
  • 1898: Villa, Baden, Welzergasse 20
  • 1902: Residential house, Wiener Neustadt (address unknown)
  • 1903: Villa, Baden, Hochstrasse 20
  • 1904: Villa, Baden, Wörthgasse 14
  • 1906: Villa, Baden, Wiener Strasse 45
  • 1909: Villa, Baden, Andreas-Hofer-Linie 20
  • 1911: Villa, Baden, Theresiengasse 18
  • 1912: Villa, Baden, Mautner-Markhof-Strasse 11
  • 1912: Villa, Wiener Neustadt, Raugasse 14

Public buildings

  • 1893: City hall extension, Wiener Neustadt, Hauptplatz 2
  • 1895: Wayside shrine in memory of Archduke Wilhelm, Weikersdorf
  • 1908: School of the Marienanstalt (Sacre Cœur) with integrated chapel, Vienna 3, Fasangasse 4 / Mechelngasse 9

Industrial buildings

As a builder

  • 1909/10: Stadttheater Baden (design by Fellner & Helmer )
  • 1910: Evangelical parish church in Wiener Neustadt (draft by Siegfried Theiss and Hans Jaksch )
  • 1914–1917: Air barracks Wiener Neustadt (design by Theiss and Jaksch, destroyed)
  • 1899: Hotel Erzherzog Johann, Semmering (design by Fellner and Helmer)
  • 1902: Synagogue, Wiener Neustadt, Baumkirchnerring 4 (design by Wilhelm Stiassny , destroyed)
  • 1907: Posthof, Wiener Neustadt (design by Theiss and Jaksch)

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Local news. (...) City architect Franz Xaver Schmidt †. In:  Badener Zeitung , No. 70/1916 (XXXVII. Year), August 30, 1916, p. 2, bottom right. (Online at ANNO ). Template: ANNO / Maintenance / bzt.
  2. ↑ Notable buildings in Baden (end). In:  Badener Zeitung , Kurbeilage , No. 20/1926, September 15, 1926, p. 3 (unpaginated), bottom center. (Online at ANNO ). Template: ANNO / Maintenance / bzt.
personal data
SURNAME Schmidt, Franz Xaver
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schmid, Franz Xaver (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian builder and architect
DATE OF BIRTH November 17, 1857
PLACE OF BIRTH Baden , Lower Austria
DATE OF DEATH August 26, 1916
Place of death Baden , Lower Austria