Karl Behlert

The Meininger Theater

Karl Behlert (born July 5, 1870 in Meiningen ; † April 17, 1946 ibid) was a German architect and construction clerk who worked mainly in the southern Thuringia area and especially in the residential town of Meiningen. Karl Behlert was one of the busiest architects in Thuringia in the early 20th century.

Life

Karl Behlert did an apprenticeship as a bricklayer and then worked as a site manager in the court building office of the Duchy of Saxony-Meiningen . In 1890/1891 he studied architecture in Berlin for a maximum of three semesters . It is not known which institution he visited. When he returned to Meiningen, he succeeded Albert Neumeister as court architect and head of the court building office, which he held until 1918. In 1901 he went on a creative and profitable study trip to England and Scotland. In 1909 he was appointed court building officer on the occasion of the inauguration of the new court theater.

Behlert also worked as a freelance architect, after 1918 he was named as a member of the Association of German Architects (BDA). He continued the business of the former court building office alongside his independent professional activity until 1940.

Buildings and designs

Building of the Bank for Thuringia in Meiningen

Grove of honor at the Meiningen Park Cemetery

Behlert's most famous buildings are the bank for Thuringia and the new building of the Meininger Hoftheater from 1909 as well as the hall of the Schützenhaus in Meiningen from 1913. In addition to the more than 50 built private houses, Karl Behlert built the following well-known and impressive buildings:

1898–1900: Münchhausen mansion and stud in Bockstadt near Hildburghausen
1902: Evangelical Church in Schafhausen near Meiningen
1905: Lodge house of the Freemason Lodge Charlotte to the three carnations
1906–1909: Bank building for Thuringia (expanded in 1919)
1907–1908: Marble hall in the corps de logis of Elisabethenburg Palace in Meiningen
1908–1909: Meininger Court Theater
1909: Palace of the Strupp banking family in Meiningen, Bernhardstrasse 3
1909: Sisters' house of the Georgen Hospital in Meiningen
1911–1913: Hall construction for the Meiningen shooting club
1915–1916: Elementary school in Bad Liebenstein
1916–1920: "Duchess Charlotte" ophthalmological institution in Bad Liebenstein
1922: Administration building of the worsted spinning mill in Wernshausen (demolished in 2009)
1924: Grove of honor for the victims of the First World War at Meiningen Park Cemetery
1925: Building of the Chamber of Crafts in Meiningen
1927: Town hall in Breitungen / Werra
1929: Steinsburg Museum in Römhild

literature

Dehio-Handbuch der Deutschen Kunstdenkmäler, Thuringia. 2nd edition, Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-422-03095-6 , p. #.
Kuratorium Meiningen (Ed.): Stadtlexikon Meiningen. Bielsteinverlag, Meiningen 2008, ISBN 978-3-9809504-4-2 , S. #.
Hartmut Pfannschmidt, Karl Thränhardt: Architecture in Meiningen. Meininger builders and architects. A selection. Verlag Resch, Meiningen 2010, ISBN 978-3-940295-08-8 , pp. 20-23.

Web links

Commons : Karl Behlert - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

personal data
SURNAME	Behlert, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German architect and construction officer
DATE OF BIRTH	July 5, 1870
PLACE OF BIRTH	Meiningen
DATE OF DEATH	April 17, 1946
Place of death	Meiningen

[1] ttp://www.heimatfreundebali.de/heimatgeschichte/schulen/volks-grundschule/

[2] ttp://www.heimatfreundebali.de/heilbad/sanatorien/augenheilanstalt-charlotte/