House Schmidt (Bremen)
The Schmidt house is located in Bremen , Mitte district , Domshof No. 11. It was built in 1857 according to plans by master builder Dietrich.
Only the facade that has been preserved has been a listed building in Bremen since 1973 .
history
The four-storey, plastered, three-axis facade with a strong eaves cornice is the remains of a merchant's house that was built in 1857 in the Classicism era for the merchant Johann Heinrich Schmidt. The facade shows a clear division into the base, main and attic storey. Above it, the rest of a hipped roof indicates the former shape of the roof, which is much steeper today than it used to be.
From 1978 to 1982 a large extension was built for the Bremer Bank according to plans by Dietrich and Hermann . The house was demolished and then only the facade was reconstructed at its old location. This approach was also criticized by experts.
The State Office for Monument Preservation Bremen found: "... The monumental combination of the window axes on the main floor, which sits on a finely formed cornice above a meandering strip , is special ..."
Today (2018) house no.11 is used by the Barmer health insurance company . In the adjacent former Bremer Bank building at Domshof 8-12 there is u. a. the Manufactum department store branch in the former counter hall and the eight market hall in the courtyard since 2016 .
literature
- Rudolf Stein : Classicism and Romanticism in the architecture of Bremen. Hauschild Verlag , Bremen 1964.
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 53 ° 4 ′ 34.5 " N , 8 ° 48 ′ 35.7" E