House Greiffenhorst

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House Greiffenhorst from the southeast

Haus Greiffenhorst , also called Greiffenhorstschlösschen and Schloss Greiffenhorst , is a former hunting lodge in the Krefeld district of Linn , about 1.2 km away from Linn Castle . The classicist building from the 19th century is located in Greiffenhorstpark , a landscape garden designed by Maximilian Friedrich Weyhe .

history

In 1826, the Krefeld silk manufacturer Cornelius de Greiff inherited the Linner Mühlenhof and the Hausenhof along with the land and accessories from his father Isaak . Then around 1840 de Greiff commissioned the Düsseldorf court gardener Maximilian Friedrich Weyhe to create a landscape garden, the so-called Greiffenhorstpark, on the property between the two properties along the Linner Mühlenbach.

In addition, between 1838 and 1843, he had a small hunting and garden castle built on the inherited property, presumably according to plans by the Düsseldorf agricultural inspector Otto von Gloeden . Construction manager L. Jürges was responsible for carrying out the work on site. The construction cost Cornelius de Greiff around 20,000  thalers , but for unknown reasons he lost interest in it shortly after its completion. In all likelihood, Greiffenhorst's house was not even fully furnished and was only used by its builder for a very short time, because the landlord preferred to hold his banquets after the hunts in the nearby Hausenhof. For a long time, however, the gardener was housed on the upper floors of the building.

The city of Krefeld acquired the building in 1924 and initially leased it. In the following time Haus Greiffenhorst developed into a popular café . The house survived the Second World War almost unscathed, only the windows were broken in a British air raid by the detonation of an air mine 500 meters away. Towards the end of the war and above all immediately afterwards, however, all combustible material was stolen from the empty house. In the post-war period it fell into disrepair, something which the first renovation measures in 1953 could not change.

It was not until 1971 to 1974 that the building was fundamentally restored with financial support from the Krefeld Kunstverein and the citizenship . Since then it has served as a venue for exhibitions, readings, concerts and lectures. The rooms can also be rented for receptions and conferences. From August to November 2010, Haus Greiffenhorst underwent another renovation. The old pink exterior paint was removed and replaced with the historical paint. At the same time, measures were taken on the roof and windows. The work cost a total of 84,000 euros.

description

Console cornice and parapet

Haus Greiffenhorst consists of a three-storey central building with an octagonal floor plan, which is expanded on four sides by two-storey, square wing structures to form a cross. The building has two entrances on the north-south axis, and its tall windows are framed by pilasters . The plastered outer facade is divided horizontally by cornices . The wing structures have roof terraces that are connected by narrow balconies on console cornices. These consoles are repeated in the cordon cornice of the central building. Since this towers over the other components, the shape of the building follows the type of the belvedere tower from the late 18th century. The viewing platform on the roof of the central building is surrounded by a wrought iron railing , which can also be found on the roof terraces of the wing buildings. The corner pillars of the parapets have matching wrought-iron vases. All components of the house fit in with the proportions of the golden ratio . The internal room layout previously followed the external form: a central hall was flanked by four adjoining rooms.

Stylistically, the building can be assigned to the Berlin classicism, which was shaped by Karl Friedrich Schinkel . In doing so, he combines various elements of South German Parkschlösschen to create his own style.

literature

  • Christoph Dautermann: Krefeld-Linn . 1st edition. Neusser Druckerei und Verlag, Neuss 2009, ISBN 978-3-86526-032-1 ( Rheinische Kunststätten . Issue 509), pp. 17-18.
  • Ludger Fischer : The most beautiful palaces and castles on the Lower Rhine . 1st edition. Wartberg, Gudensberg-Gleichen 2004, ISBN 3-8313-1326-1 , pp. 30-31.
  • Gregor Spohr: How nice to dream away here. Castles on the Lower Rhine . Pomp, Bottrop / Essen 2001, ISBN 3-89355-228-6 , pp. 102-103.

Web links

Commons : Haus Greiffenhorst  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

References and comments

  1. In older publications, Adolph von Vagedes is often named as the architect.
  2. C. Dautermann: Krefeld-Linn , p. 17.
  3. a b c L. Fischer: The most beautiful palaces and castles on the Lower Rhine , p. 31.
  4. ^ House Greiffenhorst: renovation completed. In: Rheinische Post . Edition of December 7, 2010 ( online ).
  5. Ulrike Klugmann (Red.): Xanten and the Lower Rhine . HB, Hamburg 1985, ISBN 3-616-06513-5 ( HB Kunstführer . No. 13), p. 93.

Coordinates: 51 ° 20 ′ 10.7 ″  N , 6 ° 39 ′ 8 ″  E