Heinrichstrasse 18 (Darmstadt)

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Landhaus (Heinrichstrasse 18)
Country house (2016)

Country house (2016)

Data
place Darmstadt
Client Wilhelm Ferdinand Hahn
Architectural style Late classicism
Construction year 1865
Coordinates 49 ° 51 '57.6 "  N , 8 ° 39' 2.3"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 51 '57.6 "  N , 8 ° 39' 2.3"  E

The country house at Heinrichstraße 18 is a building in Darmstadt .

History and description

The country house was built in 1865 - on the grounds of the Riedesel property  - for captain Wilhelm Ferdinand Hahn . Stylistically, the two-storey , symmetrically structured building belongs to late classicism .

Typical details of the old country house are:

  • The three-axis central section is emphasized by a front porch and a balcony resting on cast iron supports
  • a surrounding belt and cornice emphasize the horizontal
  • the windows are emphasized by roofs and simply structured parapet areas

Two small buildings on the rear part of the property have also been preserved; as well as part of the garden and the enclosure . The country house is crowned by a hipped roof with dormer window.

Monument protection

The country house is a typical example of the late classicist architectural style in Darmstadt in the 19th century . For architectural and city-historical reasons, the country house is a cultural monument .

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