Volksbank (Hügelstrasse 8)
| Volksbank (Hügelstrasse 8) | |
|---|---|
 Volksbank (2016) |
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| Data | |
| place | Darmstadt |
| architect | Carl Christian Rückert and Carl Lennartz |
| Architectural style | Historicism and Neo-Baroque |
| Construction year | 1890-1892 and 1904-1907 |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 52 '10.8 " N , 8 ° 39' 19.7" E |
The Volksbank building at Hügelstrasse 8 is a building in Darmstadt .
History and description
The representative building of the Volksbank was erected in two construction phases.
The old bank building was built between 1890 and 1892 according to plans by the architect Carl Christian Rückert . Stylistically, the building belongs to historicism .
Typical details of the old building wing are:
- the facade is structured by historicizing style elements
- the windows have roofs, cornices or rusticated building plastic on the ground floor
- the lateral input is through an overlying projecting balcony with balustrade emphasizes
The new building was built between 1904 and 1907 according to plans by the architect Carl Lennartz . Stylistically, the building belongs to the neo-baroque style .
Typical details of the new building wing are:
- an entrance portal with a baroque style, blown gable
- There is a low, wrought-iron balcony parapet above the entrance portal
- In the gable of the portal there is a strongly plastic, decorative cartridge
- Neo-Baroque style elements can be found in the decor of the window parapets , the capitals of the pilasters and the wrought iron window bars on the ground floor
- an exaggeration of the facade relief by gilding protruding decorative elements
Monument protection
The bank building is a typical example of the historicizing and neo-baroque architectural style in Darmstadt. For architectural and city-historical reasons, the building is a cultural monument .
literature
- Günter Fries et al .: City of Darmstadt. ( Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany , cultural monuments in Hesse .) Vieweg Verlag , Braunschweig 1994, ISBN 3-528-06249-5 , p. 134.