Johann Gottfried Steinmeyer

Johann Gottfried Steinmeyer (* around 1780 in Mühlhausen ; † May 6, 1851 in Berlin ) was one of the leading architects in the construction of the residential town of Putbus . The Granitz hunting lodge on Rügen is considered to be his most important creation .

Granitz Castle around 1860, Alexander Duncker collection

life and work

As the son of the Berlin master mason Carl Christoph Steinmeyer, Johann Gottfried Steinmeyer grew up in Berlin, where he learned to be a carpenter. He was trained as an architect at the Berlin Building Academy and also worked as a building contractor in Berlin. Since his estate was almost completely lost, little is known about his life and origin. A close friendship connected him with Karl Friedrich Schinkel , whom he accompanied on his first trip to Italy from 1803-1805. Steinmeyer worked as an architect in Putbus between 1815 and 1850. Prince Wilhelm Malte zu Putbus , who was in charge of the redesign and expansion of Putbus from 1800, awarded numerous orders to the Berlin architect.

Works (selection)

• The Goor bathhouse in the Lauterbach district of Putbuss was designed by Steinmeyer and inaugurated in August 1818. The model was the architecture in Bath . Prince Wilhelm Malte I visited the English baths in 1805 and 1823.

Bath house Goor

• Between 1821 and 1824 the old stables were torn down and Steinmeyer built a new one. Its facade with 16 arched windows and three arched portals was designed in a strictly classical style.

North side of the Putbusser Marstall von Steinmeyer

Marstall in Putbus from the south

• In 1826 he carried out the renovation of the Putbusser Theater .

• In 1827–1832, Prince Wilhelm Malte zu Putbus arranged for the Putbuss Palace to be redesigned in a classicist style based on plans by Steinmeyer. In 1865 the entire castle was destroyed by fire.

• In 1828 the Gobbin estate in Lancken-Granitz , which was destroyed by fire in 1827, was rebuilt according to a design by Steinmeyer. The client was Prince Malte l. von Putbus, who owned the estate.

• Royal Pedagogy Putbus , Circus 16, built 1833–1836 by Prince Wilhelm Malte I of Putbus based on plans by Steinmeyer

Putbus pedagogy based on plans by Steinmeyer

• The “Rosencafe” in town is also his creation

• 1837–1846 the Granitz Hunting Lodge was built according to plans by Johann Gottfried Steinmeyer and Karl Friedrich Schinkel (tower).

• Circus 8, built in 1843 by Princess Luise zu Putbus based on Steinmeyer's designs.

• 1844–1846 Friedrich August Stüler and Steinmeyer created the Kursaal in Putbusser Schlosspark, which later became the castle church .

literature

• Andreas Vogel: Johann Gottfried Steinmeyer and Putbus. A study on architecture and urbanism in classicism , contributions to architectural history and monument preservation in Mecklenburg and Western Pomerania. Volume 3, Thomas Helms Verlag Schwerin 2003
• Gottfried Riemann (Ed.): Karl Friedrich Schinkel: Journeys to Italy: Diaries, Letters, Drawings, Watercolors, Berlin 1979

Individual evidence

1. ^ Bernhard Friedrich Voigt (ed.): New Nekrolog der Deutschen. Year 29, 1851, part 2, Weimar 1853, p. 1232
2. ↑ Lehmann / Meyer, “Rügen AZ”, Wähmann-Verlag, Schwerin, 1976, p. 82
3. ↑ Mario Zadow: "Karl Friedrich Schinkel, a son of the late Enlightenment: the basics of his upbringing and education". Edition Axel Menges, Stuttgart 2002, p. 143
4. ↑ http://www.smb.museum/smb/schinkel/image_zeit.php?id=73  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ http://www.hotel-badehaus-goor.de/
6. ↑ http://ediss.sub.uni-hamburg.de/volltexte/2011/4987/pdf/Dissertationsschrift.pdf
7. ↑ Information board at the theater
8. ↑ Melanie Ehler: "Princely garden (dreams): Palaces and gardens in Mecklenburg and Western Pomerania". Vineta-Museum, Barth 2003, p. 104
9. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from March 27, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
10. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from August 26, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
11. ↑ Lehmann / Meyer, “Rügen AZ”, Wähmann-Verlag, Schwerin, 1976, p. 82
12. ↑ http://www.kirche-putbus.de/putbus/putbus.htm