Schottenhof (Mainz)
The Schottenhof is a residential complex in Mainz from 1872–1876 that was partially destroyed in the Second World War and was originally built according to plans by city architect Eduard Kreyssig . The buildings in the old town, today separated in two parts, are included in the list of cultural monuments of the city of Mainz .
Building
The Schottenhof was originally a U-shaped complex, to which the buildings Stefansplatz 1 and Am Schottenhof 10 (east wing, 1872) and Gaustraße 18 (west wing, 1875) belonged. It was partially destroyed in the Second World War ( air raids on Mainz ). The ruins of the central wing were torn down in 1969 to break through the road. Since then, the Gaustraße, including the tram route, coming from Schillerplatz, has forks directly in front of the western part of the Schottenhof into two streets running parallel to the Gautor, of which the left-hand street that begins at the former central part of the property is now called "Am Schottenhof" and leads the traffic into town.
In 2007 the east wing facing St. Stephen's Church was sold. With the use of urban development funds from the state capital Mainz, the state of Rhineland-Palatinate and the federal government, the new owner tackled a comprehensive renovation. This also included the restoration of two multi- story towers that were destroyed in the war . In contrast to many later buildings of historicism, the brick facades, based on the sober language of classicism, have only a very modest decorative element: simple sandstone window frames and cornices as well as wall anchors . In the middle of the building, the anchor pins refer to the year of construction 1872. The portal, designed in neo-renaissance forms , with the two original door wings and the initials of Franz Schott above the archway is more richly furnished . The sandstone plinth made of mighty cuboids is partially designed as a basement floor . The restoration comprised 1,713.00 m² for the apartment building and 200 m² for a wine bar on the ground floor.
In contrast to the east wing, the separated west wing of the Schottenhof is still unrenovated. Like the west wing, the building, which is protected as an individual monument, was offered for sale by the city of Mainz in 2010.
Namesake and foundation
The name goes back to the builders, Mainz mayor and music publisher Franz Philipp Schott and his wife Barbara (Betty), née Edle von Braunrasch. In 1874 and 1875, the childless married couple died shortly after each other and in 1876 they transferred the residential complex to the Schott-Braunrasch Foundation , which was established by the City of Mainz for administration. The rental income should serve to promote and maintain the music, which is still reminiscent of a tape on the former west wing. Initially, the income from the foundation enabled the city to take over the orchestra of the city theater, from which today's Philharmonic State Orchestra Mainz emerged . To this day, the foundation supports the Peter Cornelius Conservatory in particular .
Web links
- Historic Mainz: “Schottenhof” residential complex ( Memento from November 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 14 kB), text from the information board of the city of Mainz on the building
- Core renovation and restoration of the individual monument Stefansplatz 1. Documentation on the website of the architectural office ACCS Dipl.-Ing. Günter Schäfer, accessed on November 1, 2013
Individual evidence
- ↑ Historisches Mainz: Housing complex "Schottenhof" ( Memento from November 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 14 kB), text from the information board of the city of Mainz attached to the building
- ↑ Stefansplatz. Documentation on the website of the architectural office ACCS Dipl.-Ing. Günter Schäfer, accessed on November 1, 2013
- ↑ Alexander Gurgiel: Exposé wine bar rental. ( Memento of the original from November 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Immobilienscout24 from 2010, accessed on November 1, 2013
- ↑ Exposé Gaustraße 18. ( Memento from November 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 602 kB) Sales prospectus of the City of Mainz, 2010, accessed on November 1, 2013
- ↑ Schott-Braunrasch′sche Foundation in the database of the German Information Center for Cultural Promotion , accessed on November 1, 2013
Coordinates: 49 ° 59 ′ 44.1 ″ N , 8 ° 16 ′ 3.6 ″ E