Catholic orphanage (Kempten)

The former orphanage of the Catholics, on the right the new building from 1957

The Catholic orphanage on Memminger Straße in Kempten is a listed building opposite the district hospital and next to the broom chapel belonging to the house . It was originally the home of the artist Franz Georg Hermann . Today there is a day care center and a kindergarten in the former orphanage.

History and description

The monastery painter Franz Georg Hermann had the house built for himself in 1730/40. In 1858 the building was converted into an orphanage . Inside there is stucco from 1730, which is similar to that from the Kempten residence . In 1957 a building was added to the orphanage. The hipped roof construction has 3 to 3 window axes .

Individual evidence

^ Michael Petzet : City and district of Kempten. (= Bavarian art monuments. Vol. 5), 1st edition. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 1959, DNB 453751636 , p. 42.
↑ Alexander Duke of Württemberg, Wolfgang Haberl, Gerhard Weber, Michael Petzet (eds.): Monuments in Bavaria: City of Kempten. Volume VII.85. 1st edition. Schnell & Steiner publishing house, Munich / Zurich 1990, ISBN 3-7954-1003-7 , p. 52 .

Web links

Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation: Entry D-7-63-000-144

47.733291 10.310315Coordinates: 47 ° 43 ′ 59.8 ″ N , 10 ° 18 ′ 37.1 ″ E

[Petzet-1] Michael Petzet : City and district of Kempten. (= Bavarian art monuments. Vol. 5), 1st edition. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 1959, DNB 453751636 , p. 42.

[Herzog-2] Alexander Duke of Württemberg, Wolfgang Haberl, Gerhard Weber, Michael Petzet (eds.): Monuments in Bavaria: City of Kempten. Volume VII.85. 1st edition. Schnell & Steiner publishing house, Munich / Zurich 1990, ISBN 3-7954-1003-7 , p. 52 .