Johann Adam Groß the Younger

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Johann Adam Groß the Younger (born September 27, 1728 in Winnenden ; † June 24, 1794 in Dettenhausen ) was a German architect , master builder and town planner in Württemberg .

Life

His father, Johann Adam Groß the Elder, was the son of the mayor and builder Hans Michel Groß (1673–1760). In 1757 he succeeded his father as a state master builder.

As an urban planner, he was involved in the reconstruction after 1765 in Murrhardt , after 1783 in Göppingen , after 1783 in Neuenbürg , after 1784 in Validstein , after 1785 in Liebenzell , after 1787 in Nürtingen , after 1789 in Tübingen and 1791 Weissach near Leonberg.

Buildings and designs

  • 1758–1760: Ludwigsburg gatehouses
  • 1765–1767: Aalen town church
  • after 1781: conversion of the reformed church into a garrison church on the market square in Ludwigsburg, now the Catholic Church of the Most Holy Trinity
  • 1782: St. John's Church in Rudersberg
  • 1788: Groß Sachsenheim: floor plan of the furnishing of the Oberbeamtung apartment.
  • 1788: Plans for the Neuenbürg town church
  • 1789–1790: Schoolhouse at Lustnauer Kirchplatz 1 in Tübingen

literature

  • Günter Memmert: The town church in Aalen and the Stephanus church in Alfdorf: On the type of Protestant cross-hall church in the Swabian Baroque. , Stuttgart 2010, 170 p. (Dissertation)
  • Roland Schurig: Building for the Duke - Aspects of Agriculture. The civil servant and architect Johann Adam Groß the Younger died 200 years ago . In: Contributions to regional studies. Issue 5/1994, pp. 6-10
  • Roland Schurig: The Steinhauer and master builder family Groß . In: To Rems and Murr . 19th year 1992/93, issue 37, pp. 17-22

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Groß, Johann Adam; the older one . Biographical information. In: Landeskundliches Informationssystem BW. Retrieved March 24, 2019
  2. ↑ Large, Hans Michel . Biographical information. In: Landeskundliches Informationssystem BW. Retrieved March 24, 2019
  3. ↑ Groß, Johann Adam; the younger one . Biography and drawings. In: Landeskundliches Informationssystem BW. Retrieved March 24, 2019
  4. ↑ Horst Ossenberg: What remains, the builders create: The Württemberg court and state building from the 15th to the 20th century. Books on Demand, 2004, 466 pp. ISBN 3-8334-0633-X pp. 59 and 60 - digitized
  5. ↑ Ceiling falls in the church at night . In: Stuttgarter Zeitung of July 5, 2011. Accessed March 24, 2019
  6. ↑ Groß, Johann Adam; the younger one . Floor plan of the facility of the Oberbeamtung apartment, 1788. In: Landeskundliches Informationssystem BW. Retrieved March 24, 2019
  7. ^ Schoolhouse (Lustnauer Kirchplatz 1, Tübingen) . Description. In: Landeskundliches Informationssystem BW. Retrieved March 24, 2019
  8. ^ The town church in Aalen and the Stephanus church in Alfdorf . Script (PDF; 1.4 MB), accessed on March 24, 2019
  9. ^ The town church in Aalen and the Stephanus church in Alfdorf . Illustrations (PDF; 91 MB), accessed on March 24, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Great, Johann Adam the Younger
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German architect and master builder
DATE OF BIRTH September 27, 1728
PLACE OF BIRTH Winnenden
DATE OF DEATH June 24, 1794
Place of death Dettenhausen