Friedrichshof settlement

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Friedrichshof estate at the corner of Hölderlinstrasse / Kaupenstrasse (2009)

The Friedrichshof settlement , named after the industrialist Friedrich Alfred Krupp (1854–1902), is a partially preserved workers' settlement for workers from the former Krupp cast steel factory in Essen . Partly located in the districts of Holsterhausen and Südviertel , it is now part of the Route of Industrial Culture .

History and architecture

Friedrich Alfred Krupp took up Krupp housing again in the 1890s, which began around 1860 under his father Alfred Krupp (1812–1887) and was discontinued in 1874 due to financial difficulties. By then Alfred Krupp had the masters 'houses and the workers' colonies Westend , Kronenberg , Nordhof , Baumhof and Schederhof built. The settlements Alfredshof , Altenhof and here Friedrichshof were established under his son Friedrich Alfred .

The first construction phase of the Friedrichshof workers' settlement took place in 1899 and 1900 and was characterized by architecture with half-timbered houses , dormers and hipped roofs . Parts of it are still preserved on Hölderlinstrasse / Kaupenstrasse. In the years 1904 to 1906, the settlement was expanded to the outside with long apartment blocks, often arranged in a U-shape around a courtyard.

The largely closed, three-storey settlement with a total of around 525 apartments was built on a central 2.64 hectare area in an urban setting. A generous and loose construction, as in other Krupp colonies, for example the Altenhof, was therefore hardly possible. Nevertheless, sheltered, spacious courtyards with children's playgrounds and community gardens had been set up. The apartments were comfortable for the time, equipped with an eat-in kitchen, pantry, pantry and toilets and closed off from the stairwell. The houses were arranged in such a way that they should receive sufficient sunlight. On the basis of these special features, it should be possible for the residents to identify with their apartment and the settlement. They should enable people to rest, to withdraw, to relax and to fixate on problems within the family, as Alfred Krupp once put it in his word to the members of my industrial facilities . The communal facilities included a bathing establishment, a reading room, a shop and an inn with a beer garden.

Picture gallery

Historical photos

  • First construction phase around 1900

  • Second construction phase after 1906

  • Friedrichshof around 1908

Friedrichshof today

  • Façade on Hölderlinstrasse 2009

  • Inner courtyard Hölderlinstrasse 2009

  • Façade on Kaupenstrasse 2016

literature

  • Martin Einsele (ed.): Welfare institutions of the cast steel factory of Friedrich Krupp zu Essen ad Ruhr - Volume 2, Verlag F. Holtkamp, ​​Gladbeck, 1980

Web links

Commons : Siedlung Friedrichshof  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 51 ° 26 '39.5 "  N , 7 ° 0' 8.3"  E