Officer's Casino (Schwerin)

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The officers' mess.

The officers' mess , the former regimental building of the Grand Ducal Mecklenburg Field Artillery Regiment No. 60 , is a listed building in the Ostorf district of the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state capital Schwerin .

history

Front view of the officers' mess.

The officers' mess is located at Johannes-Stelling-Straße No. 19 at the end of a line of sight from Schwerin Castle over the baroque lawn cascades of the castle gardens . Until November 1918, the facility was used to care for and entertain the officers of the Grand Ducal Mecklenburg Field Artillery Regiment No. 60.

Construction of the officers' mess began in 1898. After two years of construction, the officers of the artillery regiment were able to take over their new officers' mess on March 22, 1900. A few days later, on April 3rd, the inauguration ceremony took place.

The two-storey brick building has an ornate façade facing the Schwerin Castle and a flanking tower on the southeast corner of the house. Although the officers' dining establishment was built at the end of the 19th century, the structural design was based on the Johann Albrecht style of the 16th century. The planning and supervision of the construction work had Baurat Oscar Wutsdorff from the Prussian War Ministry to answer. Duke-Regent Johann Albrecht zu Mecklenburg had an influence on the design. Stylistic similarities with Wiligrad Castle cannot be overlooked, which had previously been built on his behalf.

The facades are decorated with ornamental terracottas and shaped bricks. Also noteworthy are the terracottas above the three-lane high stilted arched windows . They show the crowned imperial eagle , which in turn is flanked by the crowned Mecklenburg coat of arms with a bull and a griffin . In the decorative gable there are further coats of arms, which were elaborately designed. The shapely three-part neck gable with its lunettes and terracottas is also remarkable .

The southeast tower is another highlight of the building design. A distinctive spiral staircase built into it enabled access to the belvedere of the tower, where the officers and their guests were offered a wonderful all-round view. A bulging tower dome , which unfortunately fell victim to the decay of recent years, formed the top at the top.

The terrace on the back of the building not only gave the officers a good view of the Ostorfer See , they could also observe what was going on on the parade ground in the direction of view .

The dining room and lounge were on the ground floor. In contrast, the casino tenant at the time had his living area in the attic . The interior of the house corresponded to the taste of the time. The dining room was designed with wood paneling , which ended at the top with the coat of arms frieze . The “breakfast cellar” in the basement was a special gem . This was a common room that was decorated with numerous humorous murals and sayings. For decoration, the walls were lined with old wine barrels, which were richly decorated with carvings and sayings . Little remains of the ornate interior.

The property is still framed by the wrought iron gate and fence with floral ornaments.

In use 1918–1994

Even after the end of the monarchy , the military units garrisoned in Schwerin used the villa-like casino. The representative building was used, among others, by the staff officers of the 2nd (Prussian) artillery regiment of the Reichswehr and later by the officers of the 12th artillery regiment of the Wehrmacht .

After the Second World War , the officers' mess was taken over by the members and the staff of the Soviet 94th Guards Rifle Division. The military units of the GSSD used the building from July 1945 to April 1993. The rear concrete wall and the stars in the iron entrance gates bear witness to this time. After the withdrawal of the Russian troops, the empty officers' mess fell into disrepair.

Use today

With the purchase (2011/2012) of the building, the Hydraulik Nord Group planned to relocate the company headquarters there. With the repair, which must comply with monument protection requirements, office and consultation rooms are to be created in the officers' mess. Due to the existing risk of collapse, safety work was carried out on the facade, the roof structure and the hall ceiling in mid-2012. In November 2014, the owner announced the upcoming renovation and renovation work, which began in May 2015. After the extensive construction work has now been completed, the move is planned for the end of 2018.

The other buildings of the former New and Old Artillery Barracks are now used as the Schwerin State Library and Tax Office.

Complementary

Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II had closed dining establishments and libraries set up for the officers' corps as early as 1850 . From 1850 to 1868 one of the Schwerin “Friedrich-Franz-Houses”, which stood in the Schloßstraße (Schwerin) until 1890, housed the officers' dining establishment.

In the second half of the 19th century, new officers' mess was built or set up for the regiments garrisoned in Schwerin . For example, the officers' mess of the Grand Ducal Mecklenburg Grenadier Regiment No. 89 , which was set up in 1867 at 30 Großer Moor Street. On the other hand, the officers' mess of the Grand Ducal Mecklenburg Jäger Battalion No. 14 was located at Schweriner Amtsstrasse 7a . The house bought in 1882 remained in their use until the hunters were relocated to Colmar (1890).

literature

  • Reinhard Parchmann: Military buildings in Mecklenburg 1800–1918 (= series of publications of the studio for history and portrait painting. Volume 9). Schwerin 2001, ISBN 3-00-008019-8 , p. 69 ff.
  • Wilhelm Jesse : History of the city of Schwerin, from the first beginnings to the present. Volume 2. Bärensprungsche Hofbuchdruckerei, Schwerin 1920, p. 512 f.

Web links

Commons : Officer's Casino Schwerin  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b K. U. Keubke: Strong neighbor for the castle bridges: the field artillery regiment No. 60 and its Schwerin barracks. In: Mecklenburg-Magazin. No. 28, 1995, Landesverl- u. Druckgesellschaft, Schwerin, p. 19.
  2. ^ Reinhard Parchmann: Military buildings in Mecklenburg 1800–1918 (= series of publications by the studio for history and portrait painting. Volume 9). Schwerin 2001, p. 69.
  3. ^ Reinhard Parchmann: Military buildings in Mecklenburg 1800–1918 (= series of publications by the studio for history and portrait painting. Volume 9). Schwerin 2001, p. 71.
  4. ↑ Henning Strüber: 04/28/1993: withdrawal of the CIS troops from Schwerin. In: ndr.de. April 27, 2013, accessed September 3, 2017 .
  5. ↑ Casino: Now only the signature is missing. In: Schweriner People's Newspaper . October 27, 2011.
  6. ↑ The old officers' mess is saved. In: Schweriner People's Newspaper. August 25, 2012.
  7. ^ Officers casino Schwerin: Here we go. In: Schweriner Volkszeitung. May 4, 2015, accessed September 3, 2017.
  8. ↑ Builders withdraw from the officers' mess. In: Schweriner People's Newspaper. October 10, 2018, accessed October 10, 2018.
  9. ^ Ludwig von Hirschfeld: Friedrich Franz II. Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin and his predecessors. Volume 2. Verlag von Duncker and Humblot, Leipzig 1891, p. 15.

Coordinates: 53 ° 37 ′ 2.4 ″  N , 11 ° 24 ′ 46.9 ″  E