Georg Thoféhrn

Private Villa Georg Thoféhrn Machnower Strasse

Georg Adolf Carl Thoféhrn (born June 22, 1878 in Hanover , † December 14, 1963 in Berlin-Zehlendorf ) was a German architect .

Life

As a freelance architect, Thoféhrn was a member of the Association of German Architects . His house was in Berlin-Zehlendorf, Machnower Strasse 49.

He was a member of Hermann Löns' circle of friends , which also included Hermann Knottnerus-Meyer , Hans Roediger and Walter Schliephacke .

plant

Residential building Ostpreußendamm 170

The first building ascribed to him is the "Planervilla" in Hanover , built in 1904 .

1904–1905: Herz-Jesu-Kirche in Hannover-Misburg
1907: House at Reichensächser Straße 21 in Eschwege
1921: Own villa in the English country house style at Machnower Straße 49
1924: Double house August-Bebel-Straße 10 & 11 in Potsdam-Babelsberg
1927: House at Schrockstrasse 16/18 in Berlin-Zehlendorf
1929: Residential house in Berlin-Pankow, Kissingenviertel and Zeppelin residential complex
1929: House in Dol 51 in Berlin-Dahlem
1935–1936: House at Karolinenstrasse 10–16 in Berlin-Zehlendorf
1935–1936: House at Ostpreußendamm 170 in Berlin-Lichterfelde
1950–1954: Reconstruction of the St. Lukas Church in Berlin

Appreciation

"They [the houses in Schrockstrasse and Karolinenstrasse] represent design variants of a design concept that uniquely harmonizes regional building traditions with modern architectural principles."

- Monument topography Zehlendorf 1995

Individual evidence

↑ Entry Georg Thofehrn in: archthek , Historisches Architektenregister, section Thalenhorst - Thyßen , accessed on June 17, 2016.
^ Thoféhrn, Georg; Architect . In: Berliner Adreßbuch , 1943, I, p. 3058.
^ Löns' best friend: the painter Hermann Knottnerus-Meyer. In: Hermann-Löns-Blätter , messages from the Association of Hermann-Löns-Circles in Germany and Austria. V., 49th year 2010, issue 2, p. 18 ff.
↑ Georg Thoféhrn. In: Marina Wesner: Kreuzberg and its churches. Churches - mosques - synagogues - temples. Berlin Story Verlag, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-929829-75-4 , p. 35.
↑ Entry in the monument database of the State of Brandenburg
^ Master builder for Berlin. Georg Thoféhrn. In: Berliner Morgenpost of August 14, 2002. (only available for registered MoPo users)
↑ Martin Gärtner (edit.): Zehlendorf district, Zehlendorf district. (= Monument topography of the Federal Republic of Germany , architectural monuments in Berlin. ) Nikolaische Verlagsbuchhandlung, Berlin 1995, ISBN 3-87584-561-7 .

personal data
SURNAME	Thoféhrn, Georg
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Thoféhrn, Georg Adolf Carl (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German architect
DATE OF BIRTH	June 22, 1878
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hanover
DATE OF DEATH	December 14, 1963
Place of death	Berlin-Zehlendorf

[1] Entry Georg Thofehrn in: archthek , Historisches Architektenregister, section Thalenhorst - Thyßen , accessed on June 17, 2016.

[2] Thoféhrn, Georg; Architect . In: Berliner Adreßbuch , 1943, I, p. 3058.

[3] Löns' best friend: the painter Hermann Knottnerus-Meyer. In: Hermann-Löns-Blätter , messages from the Association of Hermann-Löns-Circles in Germany and Austria. V., 49th year 2010, issue 2, p. 18 ff.

[4] Georg Thoféhrn. In: Marina Wesner: Kreuzberg and its churches. Churches - mosques - synagogues - temples. Berlin Story Verlag, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-929829-75-4 , p. 35.

[5] Entry in the monument database of the State of Brandenburg

[6] Master builder for Berlin. Georg Thoféhrn. In: Berliner Morgenpost of August 14, 2002. (only available for registered MoPo users)

[7] Martin Gärtner (edit.): Zehlendorf district, Zehlendorf district. (= Monument topography of the Federal Republic of Germany , architectural monuments in Berlin. ) Nikolaische Verlagsbuchhandlung, Berlin 1995, ISBN 3-87584-561-7 .