Harms am Wall

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Harms am Wall was a textile department store in the Hanseatic city of Bremen , Am Wall 158–161. The building was built in 1909 by the architects Richard Jansen and Victor Meeussen and completely destroyed by arson in May 2015 .

Origin, architecture and development

The Bremen merchant Frerich Hinrich Harms founded the FH Harms textile business in Bremen in 1865 , which was later continued by his son Louis Adolf Wilhelm Harms (1872–1941). The new office building on Wall was built in 1911 in typical reform architecture . The clear facades of American commercial buildings at the time had a decisive influence on the designs of the two architects, as the window structure and the ornamentation of the sandstone facade clearly show. The Harms-Passage led through the house via a staircase to the Schüsselkorb shopping street and to the Domshof . Harms am Wall was initially a typical laundry and dowry shop. From 1915 to 1928 the building also housed the office of the two architects who carried out the work.

In 2001, the current owner of the business, Hans Eulenbruch, took over all the shares in the Harms family. The three buildings Am Wall, which the department store now comprised, were only sold by the Asendorf Family Foundation to the Müller & Bremermann company in 2009 .

About two months after the fire, the department store was reopened in another building on Am Wall.

Fire 2015

The burned out house Harms Am Wall on May 26, 2015

In the night of May 6th to 7th, 2015, the traditional Bremen department store burned out in a short time. The owner was able to save the tapes of the surveillance cameras from the burning house. He told the police that he was ambushed and detained. The perpetrators started the fire in the attic .

The house was completely destroyed; According to estimates, the damage was in the double-digit million range. Two adjacent houses were badly damaged and the “Am Wall” shopping street was closed to traffic for several months. The building had to be demolished.

process

The former owner and his business partner were indicted before the Bremen Regional Court. The trial for particularly serious arson , faking a crime and attempted insurance fraud began on August 1, 2016. The business partner was suspected of being an accomplice and was in custody. Numerous witnesses and experts were questioned during this trial. On March 29, 2017, the court closed the taking of evidence. On March 31, 2017, the two defendants were acquitted by the court.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The story began 150 years ago. In: www.weser-kurier.de. Retrieved August 2, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Timo Nobis: Harms am Wall. With tradition into the modern age . In: Welt Online . December 3, 2001 ( welt.de [accessed on August 2, 2016]).
  3. ↑ a b Harms process begins. In: Weser courier . July 28, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Major fire at "Harms am Wall". Public manhunt with video. In: Weser courier. May 18, 2015, accessed November 8, 2016 .
  5. ↑ Fire: Department store owner in court. In: NWZonline. August 1, 2016, accessed August 2, 2016 .
  6. ↑ Technician on the witness stand. In: Weser courier. September 22, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2016 .
  7. ↑ Slap in the face for the police and the public prosecutor. Retrieved April 6, 2017 .

Coordinates: 53 ° 4 ′ 34.9 "  N , 8 ° 48 ′ 43.3"  E