Villa Wölker

Villa Wölker (1892)

The Villa Wölker was an upper-class villa in Leipzig and part of the villa ring along Karl-Tauchnitz-Straße in the music district . The house was destroyed in the air raids on Leipzig in World War II.

History and description

Floor plan of the Villa Wölker (1892)

The villa was designed by Max Pommer (1847–1915) in 1888 and built in 1889 for Consul General Max Wölker in the neo-renaissance style and was located at Karl-Tauchnitz-Straße 15. According to the old count, the villa, which according to the new count was Karl-Tauchnitz- Straße 15 was called Carl-Tauchnitz-Straße 31 . Around 1913, the merchant Georg Christian Wilhelm Wölker, co-owner of the Wölker & Girbardt wool store , owned the house.

The villa had a semicircular terrace , from which outside stairs led into the garden. This extended to Wächterstrasse. There was a stable building ( Remise ) on the property .

The area of ​​the former villa and its garden were merged with neighboring plots of five war-torn villas ( Villa Gruner , Villa Girbardt , Villa Oelßner , Villa Hermann Beckmann and Villa Carl Beckmann ) between Ferdinand-Rhode-Straße and Beethovenstraße, whereupon the three 16- storey high-rise buildings (type PH 16 ) were built by Walter Havliczek. Popularly known as "the three equals".

Remains of the historical fencing of Villa Wölker about 50 meters long have been preserved along the sidewalk at Karl-Tauchnitz-Straße 15.

literature

• Johannes Forner et al .: Residential and town houses in Leipzig's music district . Published by the Musikviertel e. V., Sax-Verlag, Beucha 2007, ISBN 978-3-86729-010-4 .

Web links

Commons : Villa Wölker, Leipzig  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Residential and town houses in Leipzig's music district , 2007, p. 47
2. ^ Residential and town houses in Leipzig's music district , 2007, pp. 48 and 80
3. ↑ Residential and town houses in Leipzig's music district , 2007, p. 48

Coordinates: 51 ° 20 ′ 1.2 ″  N , 12 ° 21 ′ 47.9 ″  E