Oberpostdirektion Düsseldorf
The Oberpostdirektion Düsseldorf was a central authority of the Prussian postal administration established in Düsseldorf on January 1, 1850 for the administrative district of Düsseldorf . In 1871 it was transferred to the German Reich or to the Deutsche Reichspost and, after the Second World War, to the Deutsche Bundespost . It existed until January 1, 1995, when the privately structured Deutsche Post AG took over the tasks of the state postal service .
Buildings 1859–1907
The first building of the Oberpostdirektion Düsseldorf on Haroldstrasse , at the corner of Kasernenstrasse , was built in the years 1856-1859 according to designs by the architect and Prussian construction officer Carl Adolf Krüger. In terms of style, the architecture was based on the Renaissance forms of Florentine city palaces. In addition to the Oberpostdirektion, Post Office 1 (main post office) was also located there. The base of the building was made of basalt lava . The two cornices , the balcony parapets and the corners of the main cornice were made of Trier sandstone . Door and window frames were made of Heilbronn sandstone. The facades were later painted with oil paint , so that the impression of a pure plaster building was created. Already 1879/1880 was the court building and the side wings on the Kasernenstraße by one floor in 1887 increased and moved in 1907 to the now defunct larger new building in the neighborhood.
New construction of the post office building 1905–1907
At the end of the 19th century, the space requirements of the Oberpostdirektion continued to grow and so in 1901 the 7993 square meter site between Königsallee, Carl-Theodor- and Breitestrasse, part of the parade ground of the barracks area on Kasernenstrasse , was acquired by the military treasury. The new building began in May 1905, and the move-in took place from October 1907 to May 1908. The main facade was on Carl-Theodor-Strasse and had two entrances there, with address no. 10. A passage for car traffic was on Breite Strasse . Another portal was on Königsallee. With a length of 71.4 meters and a depth of 57 meters, the building complex enclosed a 1150 square meter courtyard in which the boiler house for the heating system was located. The facades of the Gothic-style Renaissance building were made of Medardian sandstone with surface facing and dolomite , while the facades of the inner courtyard were designed with red and yellow facing bricks with sparing plaster strips. The northern part of the area, with a size of approx. 3000 square meters, was intended for a garden, for the apartment of the chief post director and possible extensions.
Deutsche Post building on Graf-Adolf-Platz
The post-war buildings between Breitestrasse and Kasernenstrasse were demolished in the summer of 2000, although the historic facades of one of the buildings on Carl-Theodor-Strasse were preserved. All the demolished buildings were replaced by two new buildings, but they no longer have any relation to the former Deutsche Post and its successor companies. The southern building, a striking oval high-rise building with a glass facade, is postal address Graf-Adolf-Platz No. 15. The northern new building has the historical facade that was preserved when an old building was demolished. The northern side of the building is postally Carl-Theodor-Straße No. 1 and the southern Kasernenstraße No. 44.
literature
- Karl Sautter : History of the Deutsche Post. 3 volumes, 1928–1951.
- Architects and Engineers Association of Düsseldorf (ed.): Düsseldorf and its buildings. L. Schwann, Düsseldorf 1904, p. 162 f.
Individual evidence
- ^ Oberpostdirektion, Kaiserliche, Karl Theodorstrasse 10 , in address book for the city of Düsseldorf 1910, p. 359
- ^ Journal article: New construction of the Oberpostdirektions-building , in Rhein und Düssel (No. 17), from April 26, 1908, pp. 133-134
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Coordinates: 51 ° 13 ′ 9.2 ″ N , 6 ° 46 ′ 31 ″ E