Geibel forge
| Geibel forge | |
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 Geibelsche Schmiede, residential building (2016) |
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| Data | |
| place | Darmstadt-Eberstadt |
| Client | Johann Daniel Geibel |
| Architectural style | Half-timbered house |
| Construction year | 1662-1664 |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 49 '4.8 " N , 8 ° 38' 46.9" E |
The Geibelsche Schmiede is a listed forge built in the middle of the 17th century with an attached riding court in Darmstadt-Eberstadt in Hesse . For architectural, industrial and urban history reasons, the building is a cultural monument .
History and description
The Geibel forge was probably built between 1662 and 1664 by master blacksmith Johann Daniel Geibel. The Franconian Hofreite comprises the two-storey half - timbered house and the single-storey forge. Both buildings with knee sticks have a half-hip roof and are connected by a gate . A small vaulted cellar has been preserved in the rear part of the property .
The Geibel forge was renovated and completed with a transverse barn and a newly created cottage garden . The property now houses a local museum .
Picture gallery
Smithy (2016)
Gate construction (2016)
literature
- Günter Fries et al .: City of Darmstadt. (= Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany , cultural monuments in Hesse .) Vieweg, Braunschweig 1994, ISBN 3-528-06249-5 , p. 640.