Villa Am Anger 31 (Eilenburg)
The Villa Am Anger 31 in Eilenburg - colloquially usually called Laaservilla - is a registered cultural monument , which is listed under the object number 08973299 in the list of monuments of the Saxon State Office for Monument Preservation . The villa is located in the ensemble of three listed villas in the immediate vicinity of the Mühlgraben and the likewise listed city park. It is a stop on the historical city tour of Eilenburg.
history
In 1891 Ernst Laaser (1863–1922), a doctor from Memel , came to Eilenburg as a general practitioner, where he took over Anton Bernhardi's practice . In the same year he married Mathilde Cecilia John († 1913) in St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna . In 1897 he was appointed chief doctor of the newly established Eilenburg hospital. After Laaser and his wife had settled in Eilenburg, they bought a plot of land in the still natural floodplain of the Mühlgraben, where they built a villa in 1911 as their place of residence and work. After the death of his father in 1922, his son Rudolph Laaser (* 1893 in Eilenburg; † 1957 in West Berlin ) ran the practice until he was interned by the National Socialists in 1944 because of his Jewish origins. After the end of the war, Laaser returned to Eilenburg and continued the practice. For political reasons, Laaser was no longer allowed to practice from 1957. He left Eilenburg, but died while fleeing to West Germany on arrival in West Berlin. Rudolph Laaser was buried in the city cemetery in Eilenburg. From then on, the villa was used by various doctors under the administration of the district hospital. After the fall of the Wall , the descendants of Laaser returned to Eilenburg and restored the building in accordance with the monument.
architecture
The three-storey villa has a nearly square floor plan with a roadside bow window and the entrance on the west side. The numerous ornamentation suggests the occupation and mindset of the former owner. The life cycle is shown above the bay windows . The fish stand for youth, the raven for the wisdom of the elderly and the sheaf of wheat for the harvest of life. On the pillars of the gate there are two putti that were added later. The western putti holds a table with the Aesculapian staff around which the Aesculapian snake winds, as a sign of the medical status. The eastern putti holds an owl as a symbol of wisdom. A third putt, which was on another pillar of the fence and showed a bowl with Aesculapian snakes, is on the Laaser family grave in the city cemetery. The lead glazing was also attached later to the east-facing window on the first floor.
In 1994 and 1995 the building was extensively renovated. It was converted into a rental villa with seven two-room apartments and one one-room apartment.
literature
- o. V .: The Laaser villa. History of an Eilenburg house. In: The Sorbenturm , Volume 8 (2011).
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Coordinates: 51 ° 27 '24.5 " N , 12 ° 37' 58.8" E