Bonus house
A workers' house that is widespread in the industrial area of the Saar region is called a premium house (also: Saarbrücker premium house ). Premium houses were mainly built by miners from the Saarland coal mining area with the support of the Prussian mine administration ("premiums").
history
The system of premium houses was introduced in the 19th century by the mining authority director Leopold Sello in order to provide the miners of the Saarland mines under Prussian administration with living space close to their workplace. The miners could only afford to build their own house because they were subsidized by their employer through a bonus (grant, discounted loan). From 1870, the premium house played a lesser role in mine management policy, as improved transport options made it possible for miners to commute.
After the mine management had passed into French hands in 1918 , the system of premium houses was also ended.
literature
- Ernst J. Bausen: History of the construction of miners' housing as a framework for the Saarbrücker Prämienhaus in the time of the Prussian Mining Treasury from 1816 to 1919 . Aachen, Techn. Hochsch., Diss., 1986
Web links
- Karl Heinz Janson: Premium Houses. Association for Industrial Culture and History Heusweiler-Dilsburg eV, accessed on September 5, 2015 .