Franz von Hoven

Villa Andreae

Citizen Hospital

Franz von Hoven (born July 25, 1842 in Frankfurt am Main ; † July 24, 1924 there ) was a German architect .

Franz von Hoven studied at the Karlsruhe Polytechnic from 1860 to 1862 and switched to the Berlin Building Academy in 1862 , where he stayed until 1863.

In 1866 he settled in Frankfurt am Main as a freelance architect. He went on numerous study trips to Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Great Britain, Italy and Austria.

During the tenure of Mayor Johannes von Miquel , he was active in local politics from 1880 to 1882 as a Frankfurt city councilor . He was even more involved in the Frankfurt Artists' Society, which he headed for several years as chairman; he was also a member of a Freemason lodge in Frankfurt . He carried the honorary title of a (Prussian) building councilor .

In terms of style, Franz von Hoven was a striking representative of the Neo-Renaissance that began in Munich and Berlin . Many of his buildings, which he often designed together with other Frankfurt architects such as Ludwig Neher (1850–1916) and Franz Heberer (1883–1955), were destroyed in the Second World War , but many were also rebuilt. In 1903 he and Neher received a small gold medal at the Great Berlin Art Exhibition .

Buildings and designs

Frankfurter Zeitung 1909, facade of the editorial building

1882: Sales pavilion at Bockenheimer Tor (11 m high, substructure made of red sandstone, structure with standard clock in cast zinc and zinc sheet)
1883–1884: House for Friedrich Wilhelm Hermann Wasserschleben in Gießen
1885: Villa for Carl Mez in Freiburg
1891: Villa Andreae for Albert Andreae de Neufville in Königstein im Taunus
1891/1893: Villa de Neufville in Frankfurt , Schaumainkai 53 (Post Museum)
1896: Villa in Gail'schen Park in Rodheim-Bieber
1899–1900: Villa Wertheimber in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe
1900–1908: Extension of the town hall (called "Stadthaus", " Neues Rathaus " or "Bürgersaalbau") in Frankfurt (together with Ludwig Neher)
1903: Residence for Herbert von Meister , called " Villa Lindenbaum ", in Frankfurt-Sindlingen
1908: Senckenberg Library and the Senckenberg Museum in Frankfurt
1908: New citizens' hospital in Frankfurt
1908: Association house of the physical association with observatory
1909: Frankfurter Zeitung editorial building

1911: Competition design for the new construction of the Old Bridge in Frankfurt (executed 1914–1926 according to modified drafts)

such as:

Extension of the Städel (together with Franz Heberer )

literature

Hoven, Franz von . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 17 : Heubel – Hubard . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1924, p. 579 .
Wolfgang Klötzer (Hrsg.): Frankfurter Biographie . Personal history lexicon . First volume. A – L (= publications of the Frankfurt Historical Commission . Volume XIX , no. 1 ). Waldemar Kramer, Frankfurt am Main 1994, ISBN 3-7829-0444-3 .

Web links

Commons : Franz von Hoven - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

^ Alfred Schmidt, Heinz Thoma: The unfinished building. Contributions to Freemasonry. Frankfurt 1992, p. 181.
^ Centralblatt der Bauverwaltung . 2nd year 1882, No. 16, April 22, 1882, p. 140 ( digital.zlb.de ).
http://www.fr-online.de/frankfurt/wasserhaeuschen-frankfurt-klickerwasser-vom-apotheker,1472798,16789388.html ( Memento from September 24, 2014 in the web archive archive.today ) Photo in the Frankfurt blog of the Frankfurter Rundschau .
↑ Illustration of a wood engraving by Meisenbach: Villa Wasserschleben in Giessen; built by architect F. v. Hoven in Frankfurt a. M. In: Architectural Review. Born in 1885.
^ Illustration of a wood engraving by Meisenbach: Villa Mez in Freiburg in Baden; built by F. v. Hoven, architect in Frankfurt a. M. In: Architectural Review. Born in 1885.
↑ Pictures ( memento from January 6, 2010 on WebCite ) in Christie's catalog
^ Werner Breunig: 50 years of the Museum for Communication. Stories from the media world. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine. February 1, 2008 ( faz.net , accessed June 27, 2013).
↑ Thanks to the creation of a love story. In: Gießener Anzeiger . February 25, 2009, archived from the original on January 6, 2010 ; Retrieved June 27, 2013 .
↑ Villa Meister. A mansion on the banks of the Main. ( Memento from January 6, 2010 on WebCite ) In: Hidden Places on frankfurt.de, archived on January 6, 2010.
^ Documents from 180 years of association history - The Physical Association in Frankfurt am Main. Institute for Urban History (Frankfurt am Main) , archived from the original on May 9, 2015 ; Retrieved April 4, 2014 .

personal data
SURNAME	Hoven, Franz von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German architect
DATE OF BIRTH	July 25, 1842
PLACE OF BIRTH	Frankfurt am Main
DATE OF DEATH	July 24, 1924
Place of death	Frankfurt am Main

[1] Alfred Schmidt, Heinz Thoma: The unfinished building. Contributions to Freemasonry. Frankfurt 1992, p. 181.

[2] Centralblatt der Bauverwaltung . 2nd year 1882, No. 16, April 22, 1882, p. 140 ( digital.zlb.de ).
http://www.fr-online.de/frankfurt/wasserhaeuschen-frankfurt-klickerwasser-vom-apotheker,1472798,16789388.html ( Memento from September 24, 2014 in the web archive archive.today ) Photo in the Frankfurt blog of the Frankfurter Rundschau .

[3] Illustration of a wood engraving by Meisenbach: Villa Wasserschleben in Giessen; built by architect F. v. Hoven in Frankfurt a. M. In: Architectural Review. Born in 1885.

[4] Illustration of a wood engraving by Meisenbach: Villa Mez in Freiburg in Baden; built by F. v. Hoven, architect in Frankfurt a. M. In: Architectural Review. Born in 1885.

[5] Pictures ( memento from January 6, 2010 on WebCite ) in Christie's catalog

[6] Werner Breunig: 50 years of the Museum for Communication. Stories from the media world. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine. February 1, 2008 ( faz.net , accessed June 27, 2013).

[7] Thanks to the creation of a love story. In: Gießener Anzeiger . February 25, 2009, archived from the original on January 6, 2010 ; Retrieved June 27, 2013 .

[8] Villa Meister. A mansion on the banks of the Main. ( Memento from January 6, 2010 on WebCite ) In: Hidden Places on frankfurt.de, archived on January 6, 2010.

[9] Documents from 180 years of association history - The Physical Association in Frankfurt am Main. Institute for Urban History (Frankfurt am Main) , archived from the original on May 9, 2015 ; Retrieved April 4, 2014 .