House To Crimea
The Zur Krim , even sky porter house called, is a listed building in the Alter Markt 40 in Arnsberg below the bell tower .
description
The building is characterized by mighty vaults on the ground floor and deep cellars and corridors in the basement. The fortress-like foundation walls are provided with loopholes. The entrance area with its open staircase is particularly remarkable. The painted shutters are also striking.
history
The current building was erected after the town fire in 1709. The foundation walls possibly go back to the time before the city fire of 1600. One of the earliest patrician houses after the medieval city expansion could also have stood here.
The early owners of the house are unknown. In view of the representative building and the preferred location, high dignitaries of the electoral government are particularly suitable. A well-known owner was the witch commissioner Heinrich von Schultheiss . He lived in the city from about 1621 and acquired citizenship in 1636. Whether the name "Himmelspförtner Haus" refers to the work of mayor as a judge in witch trials is controversial. It can also be related to the person of his son Peter (Petrus) von Schultheiss, who was provost of the Rumbeck monastery .
It is possible that the electoral councilor Dr Bergh owned it in the second half of the 17th century. After the reconstruction after the fire of 1709, the building was owned by Hofrat Conrad Schlosser (born 1724) around 1767. In the 1820s it belonged to the privy councilor Franz Reusch. Wilhelm Reusch started using it as an inn. After that the house was owned by different owners.
The building has been used for gastronomy since 1833. It received its common name Zur Crimea at the time of the Crimean War . At that time, heated debates about the war are said to have taken place among the guests. The slogan arose: “The Russian Crimea died in a storm, the Crimea stands firmly by the bell tower.” The use as an inn and hotel only ended a few years ago. It then became a residential building and a law firm. Since 1983 the house has been registered in the Arnsberg Monument List.
The use as a guest house has led to considerable structural changes on the ground floor, but has hardly changed the overall authentic appearance from the outside. For the first time in 1959, renovation measures were carried out under the supervision of a listed building. Further repair work followed.
literature
- Uwe Haltaufderheide: The architectural monuments of the city of Arnsberg. Collection period 1980–1990 . City of Arnsberg, Arnsberg 1990, ISBN 3-928394-01-0 , pp. 73f.
- Clemens Pröpper: The Crimea . In: 750 years of Arnsberg. Arnsberg, 1989 p. 559f.
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Coordinates: 51 ° 23 '51.4 " N , 8 ° 3' 50.7" E