Johann Metz (master builder)
Johann Metz (born January 4, 1809 in Roßau ; † July 29, 1887 in Urfahr ) was an Austrian master builder , councilor and co-founder of the Chamber of Commerce in Linz on the Danube.
Life
Johann Metz was included in the guild book of Linz builders on May 29, 1834 during a phase of brisk regional construction activity ( horse-drawn railway Budweis – Linz – Gmunden , Maximilian tower line ). He quickly made a name for himself as an architect and subsequently built a number of townhouses and villas in and around Linz.
Johann Metz was friends with the poet, school councilor and state curator Adalbert Stifter , who lived from 1848 until his death in 1868 in the house at Untere Donaulände 6 , which is now the Stifterhaus . It was also Metz who built the first bourgeois country houses in the popular resort of Kirchschlag, north of Linz , where donors would often visit during his spa stays. The house built by Metz in 1861 is therefore known as the donor's villa .
buildings
Buildings erected by Johann Metz:
place | area | address | Construction year | comment | Illustration |
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Kirchschlag | (formerly No. 25) | 1858 | Lower, large Metzvilla | ||
Kirchschlag | No. 38 (formerly No. 27) | 1861 | Stiftervilla , upper, small Metzvilla | ||
Linz | Bulgarian place | Poschacherstraße 26 | 1840 | Poschachervilla , former Gabrielenhof | |
Linz | Bulgarian place | Wagner-Jauregg-Weg 15 | 1864 | Alttrakt of Neuromed campus as a 1867 state insane asylum Niederhart opened | |
Linz | Frog mountain | Fritz-Lach-Weg 5 | 1843 | Private villa Reiß on the site of the Binderdudl excursion inn, which was operated until 1841 | |
Linz | Frog mountain | Freinbergstrasse 32 | 1853 | College Aloisianum Freinberg | |
Linz | Inner city | Adalbert-Stifter-Platz 1 | 1846 | Adalbert Stifter House | |
Linz | Inner city | Baumbachstrasse 20 | Residential building, extension of a former barn according to plans by Metz. 1877 Reorganization into a hop store by master builder Josef Marschler. 1889 further redesign and new facade by Michael Lettmayr | ||
Linz | Inner city | Bethlehemstrasse 35 | 1836 | Biedermeier house, giant wall pillars with Ionic-Egyptian capitals, triangular gable | |
Linz | Inner city | Hauptplatz 24 | 1852 | Bazaar, residential and commercial building, conversion of the house on the main square, first mentioned in 1470 | |
Linz | Inner city | Herrenstrasse 14 | 1856 | Facade of the free house of Spital am Pyhrn Abbey, built in 1652 and privatized in 1807 | |
Linz | Inner city | Klammstrasse 1 | 1836 | Town house, extension on the front of the Klammstrasse | |
Linz | Inner city | Landhausplatz 1 | 1867 | Meeting room in the Linz Landhaus | |
Linz | Inner city | Promenade 25 | 1852 | New residential building after the demolition of the house mentioned for the first time in 1595, but the romantic-historicist facade was largely knocked off in 1955, since 2017 part of the "Promenade Galleries" opened in 2018 | |
Linz | Inner city | Promenade 29 | 1842 | Residential and commercial building, extension with a second floor and iron roof truss for the former estate owner house | |
Linz | Inner city | Steingasse 6 | 1837 | 1861–1995 oldest vocational school in Upper Austria, hotel since 2017 and part of the " Promenaden Galleries " opened in 2018 | |
Linz | Inner city | Lower Danube area 8 | 1844 | Residential house with nine-axis three-storey facade |
Appreciation
Johann-Metz-Straße in the port area of Linz was named after the builder in 1967. It leads over a length of about 420 meters from Pummererstraße to Prinz-Eugen-Straße.
literature
- Austrian Art Topography , Volume XLII, The profane architectural and art monuments of the city of Linz - Part I. The old town. Vienna 1977.
- Austrian Art Topography , Volume L, The profane architectural and art monuments of the city of Linz - Part II. The country road - Upper and Lower Suburbs. Vienna 1986.
- Austrian Art Topography , Volume LV, The profane architectural and art monuments of the city of Linz - III. Part. Horn 1999.
Web links
- Gerhard Winkler: Adalbert Stifter, Johann Metz and Quirin Haslinger - encounters in Kirchschlag. In: Upper Austrian homeland sheets . Linz 2005, 3/4, pp. 160–172, PDF on ZOBODAT
Individual evidence
- ^ Franz Pfeffer : Kirchschlag. The mountain village on the Breitenstein. In: Upper Austrian homeland sheets. Volume 15, Linz 1961, pp. 201–252, online (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at.
- ^ List of listed objects in Kirchschlag near Linz
- ↑ List of listed buildings in Linz-Lustenau
- ↑ a b c List of listed objects in Linz-Waldegg
- ↑ a b c List of listed objects in Linz city center / L – Z
- ↑ a b c d e f Linz - Culture - Monuments - Johann Metz. In: linz.at. Retrieved January 12, 2020 .
- ↑ a b List of listed objects in Linz city center / A – K
- ↑ a b Promenaden Galleries. In: promenaden-galerien.at. Retrieved January 12, 2020 .
- ↑ Star Inn Hotel Linz Promenade Galleries
- ^ Johann-Metz-Strasse. In: linzwiki.at. Retrieved January 12, 2020 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Metz, Johann |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian master builder, councilor and co-founder of the Chamber of Commerce in Linz on the Danube |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 4, 1809 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Rossau |
DATE OF DEATH | July 29, 1887 |
Place of death | Urfahr |