Wichernhaus (Cottbus)
The so-called "Wichernhaus" is a listed building ensemble in Mühlenstrasse / on the banks of the Spree in the city of Cottbus . Up until the partial demolition in 2017, there were five individual buildings arranged in a U-shape.
history
The houses at Mühlenstraße 30/31 were built in the middle of the 19th century. Dr. Carl Thiem and Dr. Kühn opened a private clinic in June 1885. The municipality of Cottbus then took over the property in 1908. In the mid-1930s, the houses were used as apartments. The "Herberge zur Heimat" association bought houses 29–31 in 1936 and set up a hostel. In 1937 a building for missionary work with a large assembly room was built on the corner of Gertraudtenstrasse and Am Spreeufer. A new building was built on the east side of the building from 1969 to 1972. At the same time, the houses at Mühlenstrasse 30/31 were reconstructed and renovated. Among other things, the roof of No. 30 was raised and renewed. The former city mission building was extended in 1973. The original height was clearly recognizable by the change in color and offset of the clinker bricks on the stairwell on Gertraudenstrasse. The old buildings at Mühlenstrasse 30/31 were preserved in value from 1975–1978. The floor plan of the houses was changed.
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The building at Mühlenstrasse 31 is a two-storey corner building under a one-sided hipped roof . The ground floor has a four-axis eaves facade with plaster ashlar . The portal is framed by half-columns made of stucco and closed by a cornice canopy with volutes. The gable side facing Gertraudtenstrasse has five axes. There are two semicircular windows in the gable. On both sides of the street, the storeys of the building are separated by cornices. There are rosettes and stucco profile strips on the ceiling in the entrance hall. The staircase with the slim baluster comes from the time the house was built. The basement facilities, which are on two levels, are from different construction periods. This includes a two meter high barrel vaulted rectangular room of late medieval origin. The southern section of the side wing is triaxial. There is a bat dormer in its gable roof . This is followed by an eight-axis section of the side wing. In 1979/80 it was rebuilt, added to and given a completely new facade structure. The inclusion of older components can only be seen in the basement windows. The building at Mühlenstrasse 30 has a gable roof with a roof lug. The simply framed windows are connected by sill cornices. The otherwise unadorned facade is structured by a cornice and eaves. The house has a double-leaf framed door, which is decorated with rosettes and pilasters.
The originally two-story extension from 1936/37 (now demolished) was extended in the 1970s. The rows of windows and a flat roof gave the building an objectively modern, graceful appearance. The original design of the two lower floors was retained. The staircase risalit had engobed tiles in different shades of red. The vertical window strips had a colored frame. The entire ground floor was faced with bricks. The windows were also highlighted by a dark brick frame. A pointed arch portal was located on the facade to Neustädter Platz. Signs of the Inner Mission, the construction date and the words “Jesus lives, Jesus wins” were visible in the portal grille. The first floor was plastered and had tall, slender, rectangular brick-framed hall windows. Above the portal was a cross made of bricks walled in a roll layer. The windows on the upper floor were almost square and had an analog frame. A four-storey ward extension with a seven-axis facade was built in the 1970s. There were balconies over three floors. Generous, building-high window strips were installed to illuminate the stairwell at the rear of the house.
Extensive renovation work was carried out between 2018 and 2019 on the buildings at Mühlenstrasse 30/31, which are among the last remaining historic residential buildings in the old town quarter. The neighboring and long-standing empty buildings of the Wichern complex were demolished at the end of 2017 and replaced with new condominiums.
literature
- Irmgard Ackermann, Marcus Cante, Antje Mues: Monuments in Brandenburg, Volume 2.1, City of Cottbus Part 1: Old Town, Mühleninsel, Neustadt and Ostrow, inner Spremberger suburb, " City Promenade ", western urban expansion, historical Brunschwig, Wernersche Verlagsgesellschaft, Worms am Rhein, 2001, ISBN 3-88462-176-9