Hermann Mahr

Hermann Mahr (born September 4, 1874 in Fulda ; † January 20, 1945 there ) was a German architect who was one of the “leading local builders in Fulda in the first third of the 20th century”.

Life

After studying at the building trade school in Stuttgart and the Technical University of Karlsruhe , he initially worked at the Archbishop's Building Office in Fulda , but in 1906 he went freelance as an architect. Due to the war, he had to stop working from 1915/1916 to 1918 and then in 1933 for health reasons. The architect Hermann Gärtner worked for many years until the office was closed in 1933. In addition to several residential and commercial buildings, industrial buildings and schools, Mahr also designed numerous new and renovated churches in the diocese of Fulda .

buildings

in Hainzell (1926)

in Kleinheiligkreuz (1913)

in Döngesmühle (1925)

Hermann Mahr created drafts for the following Catholic churches, among others:

He planned u. a. the churches of Kerzell , Lütter , Kleinlüder , Schweben , Buchenrod , Döngesmühle , Traisbach , Bachrain , Rommerz and Hainzell.

in Kleinlüder (1910/12)

in Kerzell (1910/12)

Holy Cross, Lütter (1913)

• St. John the Baptist , Kleinlüder, 1910
• St. Sebastian, Kerzell, 1911
• Heilig Kreuz, Lütter, 1913
• Pilgrimage Church of Kleinheiligkreuz , 1913
• Jude Thaddäus, Levitation, 1922
• Holy Family, Döngesmühle, 1925
• Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Buchenrod, 1925
• St. Simplicius, Faustinus and Beatrix in Hainzell , 1926
• Maria Hilf Church, Bachrain, 1926
• Assumption of the Virgin, Rommerz, 1928
• St. Sebastian, Traisbach, 1929

literature

• Eugen Mehler: New church buildings in the Fuldaer Land over the past 25 years. In: Fuldaer Zeitung of October 2, 1928.
• Michael Mott : Daring to break through to modernity. Architect Hermann Mahr (1874-1945) designed schools and living spaces as well as many churches. In: Fuldaer Zeitung , volume 130, issue 116, from May 20, 2009, p. 16.
• Gottfried Rehm : Hermann Mahr. An architect from Fulda. In: Buchenblätter, supplement to the Fuldaer Zeitung from August 20, 1970.
• Erwin Sturm : The architectural and art monuments of the city of Fulda. Fulda 1984, p. 1115 (list of works).
• Erwin Sturm: architect Hermann Mahr as a church builder. In: Beech leaves , year 1962, issue 9.
• Anett Matl: Hermann Mahr and the beginning of new building in Fulda . In: Hessische Blätter, vol. 69, 2019.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Rehm 1970