Wilhelm-Leuschner-Strasse 58 (Griesheim)
| Wilhelm-Leuschner-Strasse 58 | |
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 Car hall Griesheim (2013) |
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| Data | |
| place | Griesheim |
| Construction year | 1925/1926 |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 51 '40.4 " N , 8 ° 33' 55.8" E |
The building at Wilhelm-Leuschner-Straße 58 (also: Wagenhalle Griesheim ) is a listed building in Griesheim .
History and description
A steam tram operated between Griesheim and Darmstadt from 1886 to 1922 . In 1925 and 1926 an electric tram was installed on the same route . The former depot of the steam tram was replaced by a new depot facility with a reception building.
The flat depot hall has a broad, flat stepped gable . The horizontally profiled clinker walls are remarkable . The high wooden gates have standing diamond-shaped windows . This style element is resumed in the gable of the adjoining station building by clinker strips.
Today the building houses cultural institutions of the city of Griesheim.
Monument protection
The former depot hall is a good example of the architecture of traffic structures from the 1920s in southern Hesse . The building is a listed building for architectural, architectural, urban history and traffic-related reasons .
literature
- Siegfried RCT Enders et al .: Darmstadt-Dieburg district. ( Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany , cultural monuments in Hessen .) Vieweg, Braunschweig 1988, ISBN 3-528-06235-5 , p. 190.