Karl Stöhr (architect)

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Karl Stöhr , also Carl Stöhr , (born May 21, 1859 in Hohenberg an der Eger , † October 14, 1931 in Nesselwängle ) was a German architect and building contractor .

Life

Karl Stöhr founded the construction company Karl Stöhr in 1885 , from which Südhausbau emerged as a subsidiary in 1936 . The Südhausbau was the first private housing association in Bavaria and is still family-owned.

In 1925 Stöhr was awarded the honorary title of Privy Councilor of Commerce .

Karl Stöhr's grave is in the old part of the Munich forest cemetery .

Stöhrstrasse in Munich- Solln has been named after him since 1956 .

buildings

Since Karl Stöhr worked both as an architect and as a building contractor, it is not clear whether he can be considered the author of the artistic design for many building projects .

  • 1895–1896: Couple of residential and commercial buildings in Munich, Pfisterstraße 9/11 (together with Hans Grässel , under monument protection )
  • 1896: Deutsches Theater in Munich, Schwanthalerstraße 13 (together with Alexander Blum and Josef Rank )
  • 1896: Residential and commercial building in Munich, Maximiliansplatz 19 (under monument protection)
  • 1898: Commercial building in Munich, Müllerstraße 42 (under monument protection)
  • 1900: Apartment building in Munich, Hans-Sachs-Strasse 1
  • 1903: Tenement in Munich, Mannhardtstrasse 4 (together with Michael Heitzer and Ernst Günther, under monument protection)
  • 1907: Regina-Palast-Hotel in Munich, Maximiliansplatz 5
  • 1909–1910: Ballin House in Munich, Promenadeplatz 9 (together with Gustav von Cube , under monument protection)
  • 1909–1910: Residential and commercial building in Munich, Burgstrasse 6 (under monument protection)
  • 1910: Alfred Walter Heymel's house in Munich, Poschingerstraße 5
  • 1911–1912: Café Fürstenhof in Munich, Neuhauser Straße 33 (under monument protection)
  • 1912: Office building in Munich, Schwanthalerstraße 57
  • 1913–1914: Commercial building in Munich, Kaufingerstraße 14/16 (under monument protection)
  • 1914–1916: New Kurhaus Aachen , Wandelhalle, bathhouse and spa hotel "Aachener Quellenhof" (with design advice from Theodor Fischer )
  • 1915: Hotel Rosengarten (today Smart Stay Hotel Station) in Munich, Schützenstraße 7 (under monument protection)
  • 1925–1927: Ludwig-Richter-Höfe in Munich, Agnes-Bernauer-Strasse 1–7 (odd numbers), Lautensackstrasse 6–16 (even numbers), Ludwig-Richter-Strasse 20, 22, 24 and Schedelstrasse 1– 12, 14 (under monument protection)

literature

  • Karl Stöhr KG 1885–1960. Krieger, Munich 1960.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The history of Südhausbau , accessed on August 18, 2013.
  2. ↑ Grave of Karl Stöhr ( Memento of the original from May 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / friedhof.stadt-muenchen.net
  3. ↑ diglib.tugraz.at: Hotel architecture in southern Bavaria 1870–1930
personal data
SURNAME Stöhr, Karl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stöhr, Carl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German architect and contractor
DATE OF BIRTH May 21, 1859
PLACE OF BIRTH Hohenberg on the Eger
DATE OF DEATH October 14, 1931
Place of death Nesselwängle