Villa Seebeck
The Villa Seebeck in Bremerhaven - Mitte , Deichstrasse 15, corner of Fischplatz, was built in 1908 according to plans by Johann Allers.
The building has been a listed building in Bremen since 2009 .
history
Georg Seebeck (1845–1928) began building smaller iron boats in 1879, and shipbuilding followed later. He acquired all shipbuilding companies on the Geeste, with the exception of Tecklenborg and Rickmerswerft . In 1895 he bought the Wencke dock and shipyard on the right bank of the Geeste ; The villa was built on this site . His new shipyard was built in the fishing port of Bremerhaven by 1910 .
The two- and three-storey almost square director's villa was built at the turn of the century with playful, classic ornaments based on designs by villa architect Johann Allers from Bremerhaven for the shipyard owner on the site of the engine house of the Wencke dock. Seebeck also had to fortify the fish place between the villa and the Alter Geestebrücke . In September 1944, the bombed building burned down to a large extent
Around 1950 the destroyed mansard roof was replaced by a hipped roof. The three-storey gable on all sides with a segmented arch as the upper end and with baroque and somewhat Art Nouveau elements as well as the structure of the wall surfaces by pilasters and the original corner edging were not completely preserved. A decorative frieze band at the height of the window frames on the ground floor has been preserved. a. with turtles and prawns.
The State Office for Monument Preservation Bremen found: "The loss of the roof and also the no longer preserved enclosure of the garden to the Geeste with a garden pavilion are deplorable." "... the preserved facade ... in a comparatively complete state of preservation ... leaves assess the original overall effect. "Despite the considerable changes, the villa is to be regarded as an important testament to Bremerhaven's shipbuilding tradition and entrepreneurial history."
Today (2018) there is a hotel with a café and restaurant in the building.
literature
- Harry Gabcke , Renate Gabcke, Herbert Körtge, Manfred Ernst: Bremerhaven in two centuries; Volumes I to III from 1827 to 1991 . Nordwestdeutsche Verlagsgesellschaft, Bremerhaven 1989/1991, ISBN 3-927857-00-9 , ISBN 3-927857-37-8 , ISBN 3-927857-22-X .
- Hartmut Bickelmann : Fish, cabbage, vegetables and fruits from the region. Bremerhaven's Fischplatz - a place for local goods handling and a wide range of activity . In: Niederdeutsches Heimatblatt No. 608, Bremerhaven 2000.
- Werner Kirschstein: Seaside City of Bremerhaven. Historic buildings of a port city. Bremerhaven 2001.
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 53 ° 32 '24.3 " N , 8 ° 35' 5.5" E