Heinrich Nagelschmidt

Heinrich Nagelschmidt (born October 27, 1822 in Cologne ; † May 29, 1902 ) was a German architect and church builder who worked as such primarily in the Archdiocese of Cologne .

Life

Heinrich Nagelschmidt is said to have studied in Berlin, Vienna and Munich, according to unconfirmed private writings. All that is certain is his stay in Berlin, where he also passed the examination to become a "building diligent" (1849) and private master builder (1852). Nagelschmidt returned to Cologne and worked there for Vinzenz Statz 's studio , taking on a number of projects as construction manager for it.

Nagelschmidt became known in Cologne and in 1853 was a member of the board of the Association for Christian Art , founded by the Vicar General of the Archdiocese Johann Anton Friedrich Baudri , which also dealt with ecclesiastical architecture and exerted influence. From the mid-1850s, Nagelschmidt went into business for himself and took on orders for various objects, including measures to restore the St. Kunibert and St. Andreas churches in Cologne. In 1868, Nagelschmidt's design for an organ loft for St. Kunibert led to a falling out with Vinzenz Statz, although the reasons for this were certainly not due to a stylistic form that Statz did not appreciate, since both architects were representatives of neo-Gothic and often implemented this architectural style in the Rhineland.

Heinrich Nagelschmidt, who was also politically active, was elected by the National Liberal Party, founded in 1867, as its representative in the city council. Until his death he was a member of the Cologne citizens' council as a representative of the second class of voters. In several elections to the city council, he was even nominated as a candidate by the opposing center party.

Heinrich Nagelschmidt was a member of the pioneers of the 2nd Rhenish Landwehr Regiment No. 28 in Cologne. Although he retired from active service in 1863/64, he took part in the Franco-German War as Prime Lieutenant of the Pioneers , where he was awarded the Iron Cross.

Work (selection)

year	image	place	object	state	comment
1858-1861		Cologne	St. Andrew	North Rhine-Westphalia	restoration
1858-1902		Cologne	St. Kunibert	North Rhine-Westphalia	Restoration and remodeling
1859-1862		Cologne	Playhouse	North Rhine-Westphalia
1860		Kendenich	St. Johann Baptist	North Rhine-Westphalia	New Romanesque building. Greatly changed in 1956 by an extension.
1861		Cologne	Great St. Martin	North Rhine-Westphalia	restoration
1862-1864		Cologne Poll	St. Joseph	North Rhine-Westphalia	Neo-Gothic new building. Except for the outer walls, destroyed in World War II.
1862-1879		Cologne	St. Mary in the Capitol	North Rhine-Westphalia	restoration
1868-1872		Glehn	St. Pancras	North Rhine-Westphalia	Neo-Gothic new building
1869		Effers	St. Mary's Birth	North Rhine-Westphalia	Neo-Gothic new building. Completely destroyed on October 31, 1944.
1869		Sievernich	St. Johann Baptist	North Rhine-Westphalia	Neo-Gothic new building. Revised together with August Carl Lange according to plans by Vincenz Statz .
1873		Cologne	Wolkenburg	North Rhine-Westphalia	Restoration and remodeling
1874-1876		Roisdorf	St. Sebastian	North Rhine-Westphalia	Only the west side with the bell tower remains.
1874 and 1878		Cologne	Marienhospital at the Kunibert monastery	North Rhine-Westphalia	extension
1875		Mönchengladbach	St. Mary Rosary	North Rhine-Westphalia	Neo-Gothic new building
1878		Cologne	Circus Carré (Gertrudenhof Cologne)	North Rhine-Westphalia
1879-1881		Cologne-Urbach	St. Bartholomew	North Rhine-Westphalia	New Romanesque building
1887-1888		Cologne	Chapel of the All Saints' Convention	North Rhine-Westphalia	Neo-Gothic new building
1888		Cologne	Hotel Englischer Hof	North Rhine-Westphalia	Replaced in 1911 by a new building by Carl Moritz .
1888-1889		Essen - Katernberg	St. Joseph	North Rhine-Westphalia	Construction and furnishings largely original
1890-1891		Cologne-Langel	St. Clement	North Rhine-Westphalia	Neo-Gothic new building

literature

• Ulrich S. Soénius, Jürgen Wilhelm (Ed.): Kölner Personen-Lexikon . Greven, Cologne 2008, ISBN 978-3-7743-0400-0 .
• Sybille Fraquelli: In the shadow of the cathedral. Neo-Gothic architecture in Cologne 1815 to 1914. Böhlau Verlag, Cologne / Weimar / Vienna 2008, ISBN 978-3-412-20162-3 .
• Holger A. Dux : Heinrich Nagelschmidt. Life and work of a private builder from Cologne 1822-1902 . Dissertation. RWTH Aachen 1992
• Thomas Deres (arr.): The Cologne Council. Biographical Lexicon. Volume I: 1794-1919. (= Messages from the Cologne city archive, 92nd issue) Cologne 2001, ISBN 3-928907-09-3 , p. 139f.

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b c} Ulrich Soenius: Kölner Personen-Lexikon. P. 387.
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Sybille Fraquelli: Neo-Gothic architecture in Cologne 1815-1914. "Directory of Architects and Short Biographies" (CD-ROM)
3. ↑ Thomas Deres (arr.): The Cologne Council. Biographical Lexicon. Volume I: 1794-1919. Messages from the city archive of Cologne. 92nd issue. Cologne 2001, p. 139f.
4. ^ ^{A b} Holger A. Dux: Heinrich Nagelschmidt. Life and work of a private builder from Cologne 1822-1902. Dissertation. RWTH Aachen 1992, p. 11