Villa Ivan Rosenthal
The Villa Iwan Rosenthal (also: Villa Franziska and Iwan Rosenthal ) in Hohenems , Vorarlberg , Austria was designed in its basic form today in 1890. The villa is a listed building and is located on the northern edge of the former Jewish quarter of Hohenems. Current plans by the city of Hohenems and the state of Vorarlberg envisage the use of the villa and parts of the park as the future Vorarlberg literary house. The planning work has already begun, and the renovation is to begin in 2021 at the latest.
history
The land on which the current building complex stands was already built on and parts of it that still exist go back to the 17th century. The buildings were repeatedly redesigned, supplemented and renovated. In 1807 Josef Rosenthal (1805–1862) bought the neighboring post office from postmaster Karl Josef Waibel and Josef Rosenthal's son, August, built a town house in 1823 at the same location. Iwan (Isak, 1842–1929) and Franziska (1853–1931, née Brettauer) Rosenthal had the property largely redesigned in 1890 and created a coherent structure. The manor house was connected to the coach garage / staff wing / utility building through the bowling alley in between.
Iwan (Isak) and Franziska Rosenthal moved to Vienna in 1914 and then only used the house temporarily. After her death, her niece Amalie Hess (1883–1966) inherited the villa, which she had to sell in 1938 to the dentist Hans Schebesta . After the Second World War , displaced persons lived in the villa, and a little later it was used as workers' accommodation. The main building has been empty for many years.
In 1988 the villa was listed as a historical monument. Shortly before, some doors and windows were replaced, which to this day represent a serious break in style.
Efforts have been made for several years to renovate the villa and give it a new use, but no agreement has yet been reached. After decades in which the villa was not open to the public, it was opened for the first time from May 18, 2018 to May 20, 2018.
Buildings
The Villa Iwan Rosenthal is located in Hohenems at the intersection of three streets: Harrachgasse, Marktstrasse and Radetzkystrasse. The address of the main building is Radetzkystraße 1. Vis-à-vis the bowling alley , Erlachstraße joins Radetzkystraße. The entire building complex is largely oriented from the south (main building) to the north (coach house / economic building) and the property covers a total of around 8,000 m², with the majority of the area being in the park . The property itself is part of the Benzersfeld parcel and is level in relation to the surrounding terrain .
The main building with the manor house is in the south and is a manor house with three wings. There are also in the north, two outbuildings and a bowling alley connecting these tracts. The architects for the renovation in 1890 were Alfred Chiodera and Theophil Tschudy from Zurich .
Style and equipment
The villa was supposed to represent the prestige, wealth and power of the factory owner family and was built in a kind of neoclassical / baroque style. It is a Wilhelminian style construction by a respected family of industrialists and the villa has a special cultural significance in addition to its historical and artistic significance.
The villa was modernly equipped for the time. The large park is another clear feature of a manor.
Structure
Main wing
The three-storey five-axis main wing (mansion) with attic is cube-shaped and with a hip and cross-gable roof . The entrance area has classicistic elements and the entrance to the main wing is protected by a balcony . The balcony is framed by a baroque wrought iron grille. The two upper floors are framed by corner pilasters. On the street side, the windows are in sandstone frames , which on the 1st floor are provided with segmented arched or triangular gable roofs. The street-side gable is equipped with a semicircular window.
A two-storey intermediate wing directly adjoins the main wing. In this there is the street-side staircase with the large, imposing glass window that is distinctive for the building , a small hall on the ground floor and a dining room on the first floor with a view of the park. This segmental arch window is flanked by further pilasters . Above it is a triangular gable with a round window. The building floor plan of the intermediate wing is trapezoidal . Straight towards Radetzkystraße, towards the park with a semicircular ( convex ) bulge.
The three-storey side wing (3rd structure) is narrower with a flattened hipped roof. The basket arch portal with sandstone walls that is located here was originally used to drive in a carriage and it was possible to get in and out of the house in a weatherproof manner. A kitchen is located on the upper floor.
Arched segment windows in the stairwell
The segmented arched window dominating the entire building shows a female figure in the middle with a distaff in the right hand and a spindle in the left hand and a beehive at his feet. This symbolizes the weaving trade , the main activity of the Rosenthal family, and diligence . In the side window, rose tendrils indicate the builder, Rosenthal . In the segment window above the figure you can find the initials : JFR in a rosette .
Painted putti with heraldic cartouche decorate the side walls of the stairwell.
Staircase
The staircase to the upper floor, which divides to the left and right at half storey height , is richly decorated. Opposite the segmented arched window there is a pulpit-like bulge with a baroque carved decoration emerging from the stair landing on the upper floor .
This pulpit-like bulge carries a heraldic cartouche in the middle, framed by two pilasters with volutes. The initials JFR can be seen in the heraldic cartouche , which presumably stand for I sak (Iwan) and F ranziska R osenthal . The date 1890 is carved on the side.
Upper floor of the intermediate wing
The upper floor of the intermediate wing is the representative part of the villa. This is already clear in the staircase and continues in the upper floor corridor, in which the walls and in the area of the doors can be seen with artistically executed wooden paneling. In the middle of the ceiling of the upper floor corridor is a painting with putti in the cloudy sky. From this upper floor corridor, guests have access to the splendidly carved dining room with a wide view of the park as well as the winter garden (right) and the music room (left). All rooms have high-quality handcrafted wood and wallpaper paneling .
Bowling alley
The main and ancillary buildings are connected by a single-storey structure with a flat roof , which originally served as a bowling alley and whose facilities are still in place. On the street side, the building is bricked and provided with semicircular arched windows. On the park side, the building is designed as a glazed wooden structure.
The style of the bowling alley inside is based on Japanese models (probably related to the opening of Japan at that time ). The handcrafted wooden ceiling inside the bowling alley is partly made using the fretwork technique with decorative wooden elements. The walls are decorated with figurative and ornamental paintings.
Economic tract
To the north of the bowling alley and the last part of the structure are the former servants' house and the service wing including the coach house . These are bricked on the ground floor and designed with half-timbering on the upper floor . The coach house connects the two northern main buildings. Ornamental décor in sgraffito technique highlights the plastered outer walls. Both buildings have cross-gable roofs.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ ObjectID: 6272.
- ↑ Literaturhaus Vorarlberg. Retrieved August 4, 2020 .
- ↑ Father: Urban Veit Levi (1765–1826), he called himself Rosenthal from 1813 and traded in canvas, mixed linen fabrics and leather, later also with cotton fabrics, especially in South Tyrol and Italy . Mother: Sophie, brother: Philipp (1801-1859). See: The Rosenthal Brothers , Vorarlberg Chronicle.
- ↑ 1789–1865, August (David) Rosenthal (Levi) , genealogy database Jewish Museum Hohenems.
- ^ Isak (Iwan) Rosenthal , genealogy database Jewish Museum Hohenems.
- ^ Villa Franziska and Iwan Rosenthal , website Vorarlberg Tourismus GmbH.
- ↑ Jessica E. Piper (Rosenthal): The Other Rosenthal Villa , website Jewish Museum Hohenems.
- ^ Amalie (Amelie) Hess , genealogy database Jüdisches Museum Hohenems.
- ^ Villa Franziska and Iwan Rosenthal , website Vorarlberg Tourismus GmbH.
- ↑ Emsiana 2018 .
- ^ Markus showerk: Villa Franziska and Iwan Rosenthal , Austria Wiki.
Coordinates: 47 ° 21 '58.9 " N , 9 ° 41' 19.9" E