Goßlerhaus
The Goßlerhaus is next to the Hesse House and the Katharinenhof one of the most significant examples of the stately mansions in Hamburg-Blankenese . The building is a listed building .
history
In 1790 the English merchant and court master John Blacker acquired the land on the bare Krähenberg, which at that time belonged to Denmark , on which he created an English park . In 1794, the royal Danish master builder Christian Frederik Hansen built the one-story country house in the classicist style, originally half-timbered with wood paneling, on behalf of Blacker. It was built in the form of an ancient temple with strictly symmetrical fronts. In 1811 the Hamburg merchant Theodor Heinrich Groverts bought the building, in 1816 Daniel Roß (1776–1840), the father of the later Hamburg merchant and politician Edgar Daniel Roß, bought it . In 1897 John Henry Goßler acquired the building and had it converted to two storeys. In 1901 the house burned down, but the entire inventory was saved. Goßler had the house rebuilt according to the old floor plan, but this time out of stone. In the garden room (also called the fireplace room) on the north front, the impression of the original decoration was reproduced with ceiling and wall stucco, figure reliefs and painted reliefs. Roß and Goßler also did a lot to maintain and beautify the park. In 1924 the community of Blankenese acquired the house and park and set up a town hall . Community leader Heinrich Frahm managed to get a loan from the Prussian state government in Berlin . Repayments were possible through the subdivision and sale of the north-eastern part of the park, on which the villa district on the street “Goßlers Park” was built. In 1927, after the incorporation into the Prussian Altona , the Goßlerhaus served as the municipal administration office, then for cultural events, lectures, music evenings and summer concerts. From 1937 the building was used by the Blankenese local authority after Altona was incorporated into Hamburg .
Todays use
In 1995 the Goßler Haus development association was founded, an initiative by citizens of Blankenese for the care and rescue of the house. Thanks to the association's commitment, the art-historically significant garden hall has been extensively restored. In 2006, a Blankenese patron acquired the building from the city of Hamburg, renovated and refurbished it on the basis of a long-term usage concept developed by the Bucerius Law School and brought it to a charitable foundation. By letting it to the Bucerius Law School and the Zeit Foundation , the house and the surrounding park were made permanently accessible to scientific, cultural and social purposes and thus to the public. The interior was designed with the help of the Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie. KGaA renewed. At the same time , the Horst Janssen library was set up together with Lamme Janssen, daughter of Horst Janssen . The focus will be on readings and exhibitions about Janssen's work. The Hamburg Conservatory has been tenant of the Goßlerhaus since July 2017 .
Web links
- Goßlers Park hamburg.de
- Janssen Library
Coordinates: 53 ° 33 ′ 53.2 " N , 9 ° 48 ′ 31.5" E