Krone (Stolberg)
The Krone was a clothmaker's farm in Stolberg . A few years ago the building gave way to a modified street layout, but it had a major impact on the city's economic development.
General
The history of the former Tuchmacherhof is not clear in the early days. So until now it has not been possible to determine who built the building.
The farm was located near the Stolberg market square. The entire area including the neighboring slopes facing towards Büsbach belonged to the real estate of the Krone. The building was therefore in a very favorable position in terms of traffic, as there was a connecting road at the neighboring Vichtbach crossing , on which the Galmeierz dismantled in Gressenich was transported via Büsbach and Kornelimünster to the old Roman road Aachen - Trier . Just like the Krone, the Tuchmacherhof Offermann benefited from this location, but from 1760 it was in direct competition with the Krone Hof.
Property of the Deuterons and the Schmidts family
The first reliable historical data on the Tuchmacherhof point to the year 1725. It is a coat of arms above the courtyard gate on the former eastern front of the building. This bears the letters CHVD, CGVA, IBRS and AG L. They can be traced back to the names Conrad Heinrich von Deuterone, Catherina Gertrud von Asten, Jakob Bernhard Rüttger Schmidths and Anna Gertrud Lynen.
The remarkable thing about this coat of arms stone is that the name Deuterone as well as three flowers with a swan do not appear otherwise in Stolberg. Only in the Stolberg Vogelsang Church does a swan exist in a rubble of a coat of arms window.
Instead, the name Deutecom can be found in the Protestant Stolberg church records until around 1900. It could be directly related to Deuterone, where Deutecom means displaced or persecuted, which can be derived from “Deus tecum” (God with you).
Based on a second Allianz coat of arms of the Schmitz-Lynen families in the courtyard, it can be assumed that both Deuterons and Bernhard Jakob Rüttger Schmidts used the crown at the same time.
It is known about the Schmidts family that Bernhard Jakob Rüttger lost his wife Anna Gertraud Lynen around 1738, of whom he had 12 children. He then married his sister-in-law Maria Eva. From this marriage there were 4 more children. Nothing is known about the further fate of this family.
Owned by the Stoltenhoff family
In 1771 Anton Sebastian Stoltenhoff (* 1745; † 1816) moved to Stolberg and bought the farm from an unnamed seller. Presumably he gave the farm the name Krone. A sign above a gate bearing the year 1765 shows the sign of the crown for the first time. This part of the building may have already been built by Anton Sebastian Stoltenberg.
It can be assumed that the wool processing at the Tuchmacherhof Krone took place in the manner customary for the 19th century. Much of the wool delivered for processing was spun at home and woven into cloth. The organization of the business, in particular the sale, is carried out by the cloth manufacturer.
The son of Anton Sebastian Stoltenhoff was Georg Wilhelm Stoltenhoff (born May 3, 1782, † November 15, 1841). He took over the farm. Georg Wilhelm married Johanna Katharina Christine Wuppermann in 1881, the daughter of Johannes Wuppermann, the owner of the Alte Krautlade at the time .
After the death of Georg Wilhelm Stoltenhoff there was a judicial auction procedure. Apparently the will did not regulate how property should be divided between the three sons.
The auction documents of that time show the following ownership of the crown:
The stately home with factory buildings, stables, coach houses, a large courtyard with a rain coffin, fountain, garden and meadows at the back was put up for auction. In addition, a dye works belonging to the court owned by Franz Mayen and the widow Friedrich Dautz was auctioned. There were also buildings in Klatterstrasse, which is adjacent to the castle, and consisted of a house, woolen sink, woolen stock, fabric chamber and a courtyard. The documents also list the Wuppermanns Hof and a spinning mill on Schart Street. In addition, an existing spinning mill with shear mill, card dryer, rocks, the water justice of the Vichtbach with a pond, a large pond and wool laundry were auctioned. There was also the Kautzenhof with residential buildings and spinning mill, outbuildings and courtyard. In addition, the Schmitzenhof with its front buildings and ancillary buildings including the spinning mill, wool magazines and courtyard were auctioned. Various gardens, meadows and fields in Stolberg and the surrounding area were also part of the auctioned property. The estimated value of the goods auctioned on October 17 and 18, 1843 was around 18,900 Thalers. The actual proceeds from the auction are not known.
The Krone Hof was acquired by Anton Sebastian's third son Johann Peter Stoltenhoff (born April 9, 1783, † July 13, 1872). His excellent contacts and services to the city of Stolberg ensured that he was appointed royal councilor and undertook long trips abroad. On this he brought many art treasures into the city. Johann Peter increased the wealth of his family through his economic skills. Its importance for the Stolberg industry is documented in detail and shows, among other things, 3 cloth factories that owned 42 looms. He employed 225 workers and manufactured goods worth 180,000 Thalers.
The dramatically deteriorating economic development due to the Austro-Italian-French war in 1859 also had an impact on the cloth maker Johann Peter Stoltenberg. He lost all of his fortune.
Owned by the Ketschenburg brewery
In 1860, the owner of the Ketschenburg brewery, Richard Brückmann, acquired the Krone's garden property .
After Johann Peter Stoltenberg's death, the building was also sold to Richard Brückmann, who set up a restaurant in the front part of the building up to 1907. He was then followed by the innkeeper Fritz Grass and finally the innkeeper Schramm. The restaurant was named "Zur Post" as a reminder that the Stolberger Post was housed there until 1892. The rear buildings were used as residential buildings.
In 1972 the former Tuchmacherhof had to give way to a changed street layout. Only a wall advertisement with the name "Zur Krone" still reminds of the former building.
literature
- Kurt Schleicher Blankenberg and Krone, beginning, middle and end of two Stolberg manor houses , contributions to Stolberg history and local history, issue 14, 1973, publisher Stolberg city library (Rhld.)
Coordinates: 50 ° 45 '58.7 " N , 6 ° 13' 53.9" E