Wilhelmstrasse 2 (Hanover)

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The decorative and decorative elements of the facade on the building of today's Ross Technical School and Diploma University can be seen behind trees, especially in winter.

The Ross School is located at Wilhelmstrasse 2 in Hanover , both the speech therapy school of the same name and the technical high school with a focus on technology . The educational institution is sponsored by the non-profit B. Blindow Schools GmbH based in Bückeburg . The building, with today's training area of ​​around 3000 square meters, is located in the Südstadt district of the Lower Saxony state capital on Hildesheimer Strasse at the corner of Höltystrasse.

History and description of the building

After the plans of the architect Karl Siebrecht for the building of the Sparkasse of the district of Lüneburg had already received the first prize after an architectural competition from 86 submitted designs during the German Empire and in the years 1911 to 1912 this building in Lüneburg Auf dem Meere 1– 2 , Siebrecht built the new building for the head office of the Sparkasse of the district of Hanover around a quarter of a century later at the time of National Socialism in 1937 on what was then Höltystraße, corner of Wilhelmstraße, near Aegidientorplatz . Similar to other (Sparkasse) buildings in Hanover, Siebrecht also created this building together with his brother under the name Gebrüder Siebrecht .

With its external façades, the corner building follows the course of three streets, including Wilhelmstrasse, which at the time was characterized by elegant single-family houses with large surrounding gardens. At the meeting point of the three streets, the portal with three high round arches points in the direction of Höltystraße. From there, you can see the eye-catcher with all the arts and crafts on the facade, which is otherwise described as factual and serious. Two cast sculptures, Mercury , the god of commerce, and a woman, apparently stand for trade and diligence as well as for thrift. In front of a narrow bay window on the second floor there is a balcony with a richly decorated grid. On the otherwise sober front side facing Hildesheimer Straße, you can also see a slightly drawn-out bay window with figures made of sandstone and carved flower threads: This building sculpture was made by the sculptor Ludwig Vierthaler .

The one with the animal and plant ornaments in the former cash desk comes from the Siebrecht brothers of the various bars in the house. The translucent and at the same time supporting work was carried out by the master blacksmith Krückeberg in Hanover.

In the mid-1960s, the building on Wilhelmstrasse was still used by the savings bank of the Hanover district.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Eva Siebenherz : The school book. School directory & archive for Lower Saxony , Munich: neobooks Self-Publishing, 2015, ISBN 978-3-7380-2847-8 ; Preview over google books
  2. ↑ Compare the imprint ( memento of the original dated June 22, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the ross-schule.de page @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / ross-schule.de
  3. ↑ Compare Ross-Schule Hannover ( Memento of the original from July 17, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. the illustrated brief information by the school [undated], last accessed on June 22, 2017 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / ross-schule.de
  4. ^ Helmut Zimmermann : Wilhelmstrasse , in ders .: The street names of the state capital Hanover. Verlag Hahnsche Buchhandlung, Hannover 1992, ISBN 3-7752-6120-6 , p. 268
  5. ^ A b Friedrich Lindau : Hanover. Reconstruction and destruction. The city in dealing with its architectural history identity , 2nd, revised edition, Hanover: Schlütersche Verlagsgesellschaft, 2001, ISBN 978-3-87706-659-1 and ISBN 3-87706-659-3 , p. 337; Preview over google books
  6. ^ Deutsche Bau-Zeitung , Volume 44, Issue 1, Commission publisher by Carl Beelitz, 1910, p. Ccxiv; Preview over google books
  7. ↑ Reinhard Glaß: Matthies, Hermann in the database architects and artists with direct reference to Conrad Wilhelm Hase (1818–1902) , a research project by Günther Kokkelink , Monika Lemke-Kokkelink and Reinhard Glaß [undated], last accessed on June 22nd 2017
  8. ↑ a b Karl Burkhof : Hannover. State capital and administrative district (= series "Space and Economy" ), Burkhard-Verlag Ernst Heyer, Essen 1966, p. 101f.
  9. ↑ a b c Deutsche Bauzeitung, Volume 74, Part 1, Deutsche Verlagsanstalt, 1940, p. 164; Preview over google books

Coordinates: 52 ° 22 ′ 2 "  N , 9 ° 44 ′ 45.3"  E