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Junker House, Simonskall

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Junker House, Simonskall

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Location: Hürtgenwald, Kreis Düren, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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2. Bunker 132 (Westwall) – Simonskall loop from Simonskall

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3. Simonskall – Kalltalsperre loop from Simonskall

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PeterH65 (a.k.a. "Waldorf")

February 26, 2018

The Junker House is part of a building complex that also houses the guest house. It was named after the last owner, the Junker family of industrialists. The building has belonged to the municipality of Hürtgenwald since the 1990s.
The entire building complex consists of a two-storey semi-detached house with a massive basement made of quarry stone and an upper floor made of half-timbering, which adjoins the remains of a possibly former quarry stone defense tower.

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junkerhaus_(Simonskall)

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R.Bungartz

June 7, 2020

The house was built in 1651 by Johann Wilden, the son-in-law of the then important smelter Simon Kremer, from whom the place Simonskall takes its name. In earlier years the house served as a residence for the owners of the nearby ironworks. Between 1919 and 1921 the Junkerhaus was the place of residence and work for four Cologne artists, the "Progressives in the New Objectivity", who had formed similarly to the artist community in Worbswede.
In addition to other historical buildings, this building complex is characteristic of Simonskall. Source: huertgenwald.de/de/kultur-bildung/junkerhaus-simonskall

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Oliver🌍

March 2, 2024

The house is a part of a building complex in which the guest's house is also located. It was named after the last owner, the Junker industrial family. The building has belonged to the municipality of Hürtgenwald since the 1990s.
The entire building complex consists of a two-story semi-detached house with a massive basement made of quarry stone and an upper floor made of half-timbered buildings, which adjoins the remains of a possibly former defensive tower made of quarry stone.
The building was entered into the list of architectural monuments in Hürtgenwald on July 14, 1983 under number 14. The text of the monument description reads:
“Inscriptional dating on the lintel 1651, renovated in 1773; (1723 according to Peters). Eaves-mounted, 2-storey semi-detached house, basement made of solid quarry stone, upper floor half-timbered; Connected to the northwest are the remains of possibly a former defensive tower made of quarry stone with cross-frame windows and half cross-frame windows with walls made of sandstone and bluestone, remains of an embrasure; the house in the basement with cross-story windows with bluestone walls; On the street front there is an entrance on the right and left, on the right there is a baroque pillar door with original nails, bluestone walls, the date in the flat arched lintel; left nailed door with wrought iron door knocker; the framework of the upper floor was largely renewed; Windows in old proportions, the rear eaves made entirely of quarry stone; completely renewed gable roof. Probably part of the former ironworks.”

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