Hauptstrasse 69 (Bergheim)
The house on Hauptstrasse 69 (formerly also called “Die Posthalterstation”, later called “St. Josefshaus”) is a listed building in the city center of the district town of Bergheim in the Rhein-Erft district in North Rhine-Westphalia .
Building history and architecture
House No. 69 was a post office. As early as 1680, there was an imperial post office in Bergheim for the Princes of Thurn and Taxis . The post office was also used for passenger carriage and an inn. The appearance of the post office is recorded on a watercolor from 1847. In 1840 80 horses are said to have been kept here. In the population this property was called "Alte Post". To the west of the house is an archway with the inscription " IHS ". That means: "Jesus hominum salvator", Jesus redeemer of man.
As time progressed, it was also necessary to modernize the overnight accommodation. In 1857 the merchant Peter Josef Weidenbach acquired the "Alte Post" and converted it into a modern hotel between 1878 and 1880 . The facade was renewed in 1902 by the Elsdorf master builder Heinrich Wolff and has been preserved to this day. After 1907 the managing director Matthias Auweiler bought the Hotel Weidenbach. The hotel business had to be given up with the beginning of the First World War .
After the war, the Dernbach sisters used the house as a kindergarten. Since then, the building has been called St. Josefshaus .
Todays use
After the kindergarten moved to other premises in 1958, the St. Josefshaus serves as a residential and commercial building.
literature
- Heinz Andermahr, Heinz Braschoß, Helmut Schrön, Ralph Jansen: Bergheim City Guide . District town Bergheim (Ed.), Bergheim 2009, ISBN 978-3-9801975-8-8 .
Coordinates: 50 ° 57 ′ 10.5 " N , 6 ° 38 ′ 15.5" E