Methodist Chapel (Sontheim)

The Methodist Chapel in Sontheim (2006)

The Methodist Chapel in Heilbronn 's Sontheim district at Hofwiesenstrasse 10 is an eclectic sacred building. As a cultural monument , the chapel is a listed building .

description

The chapel was built in 1907 according to plans by Karl Tscherning . It has neoclassical window crowns with a geometric decor.

It is an eclectic sacred building in which the architectural styles of neo-Romanesque and neo-classicism merged. The arched frieze on the gable side and below the entablature at the roof approach may be considered Neo-Romanesque .

As of November 2016, the chapel was no longer used for church purposes and was empty. After renovations, which also included a narrow extension made of wood, glass and metal on the west side, the building has been used as an architecture office since May 2020.

literature

Julius Fekete , Simon Haag, Adelheid Hanke, Daniela Naumann: Heilbronn district . (= Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany , cultural monuments in Baden-Württemberg, Volume I.5.). Theiss, Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 978-3-8062-1988-3 , pp. 255-256 .

Individual evidence

^ Gertrud Schubert: Old Methodist Church becomes an architecture office . In: Heilbronn voice . November 2, 2016 ( from Stimme.de [accessed November 2, 2016]).
↑ Bärbel Kistner: Sacred building becomes an architecture office. In: Heilbronner Voice , April 29, 2020

Web links

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49.117972222222 9.1905833333333Coordinates: 49 ° 7 ′ 4.7 ″ N , 9 ° 11 ′ 26.1 ″ E

[1] Gertrud Schubert: Old Methodist Church becomes an architecture office . In: Heilbronn voice . November 2, 2016 ( from Stimme.de [accessed November 2, 2016]).

[2] Bärbel Kistner: Sacred building becomes an architecture office. In: Heilbronner Voice , April 29, 2020