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Villa Mutzenbecher (Niendorfer Gehege)

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Villa Mutzenbecher (Niendorfer Gehege)

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    February 20, 2025

    The Mutzenbecher Villa in Niendorfer Gehege stood empty for a long time and was in danger of falling into disrepair. Thanks to the commitment of many Hamburg residents, the brick building was able to be preserved. The summer house of insurance director Hermann Mutzenbecher, built around 1900, has been extensively restored in recent years and now serves as an educational and meeting place. Schoolchildren, craftsmen and students are breathing new life into the listed building.

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      August 22, 2021

      It stands there quietly – surrounded by the greenery of the Niendorfer Gehege, artfully encased in spider webs. The Villa Mutzenbecher appears deserted, as if in a fairytale sleep. But signs behind the windows warn:
      "This house is occupied." They are from the only tenant, who, despite endless discussions about its demolition, has remained loyal to the historic building for years.


      The house's glory days began about a hundred years ago.

      Wealthy Hamburg citizens discovered rural Niendorf, with its thatched farmhouses, as a place for summer retreats.

      Before the tram was built in 1907, the many carriages of holidaymakers are said to have even caused traffic jams.

      Gradually, influential merchants were drawn to the area north of the city center.

      Like Johann Theodor Merck, head of the Hamburg-America Line shipping company, they acquired land and had country houses built. This was also the case with Hermann Franz Matthias Mutzenbecher, the general director of the Hamburg-based insurance group Albingia, who purchased a substantial 68 hectares of land around 1900 to build his "holiday home."

      A now-obscured architect created this private, residential space, which served less as a representation. Mutzenbecher continued to keep the adjacent forest open to walkers. Shortly thereafter, he hired the renowned architect Erich Elingius, who redesigned the two-story brick building between 1908 and 1910.

      Regardless of the damage, which is primarily due to the fact that many rooms in the house have been empty for a long time – not all of them can be used by the tenant, Marc Schlesinger – the architecture is of high quality. From a heritage conservation perspective, the Villa Mutzenbecher is particularly valuable, as it has been preserved almost in its original form:
      Its facades are intact, the wooden windows, the doors, the veranda, and many of the interior fixtures are intact.


      Because the owner, the Hamburg Finance Authority, was unwilling to cover the costs of renovations and a suitable user could not be found, demolition was considered in 2012. The impending loss immediately brought several stakeholders to the fore. Thanks to them, the Mutzenbecher Villa, a typical example of Hamburg country house architecture from the turn of the century, has been preserved.

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        January 26, 2021

        Die Stammfolge beginnt mit Lorenz Mutzenbecher, der 1640 Bürger zu Kiel wurde. Sein Sohn Matthias Mutzenbecher (1653–1735) siedelte 1669 nach Hamburg über und wurde dort 1710 Senator (vgl. Biographie Matthias Mutzenbechers). Dessen Neffe Johann Baptista Mutzenbecher (1691–1759) wurde 1723 Senatssyndicus der Freien Reichsstadt Hamburg, gab dieses Amt aber schon 1725 nach der Heirat mit der vermögenden Hanseatentochter Christiane Moller vom Baum auf. 1727 erwarb er das Gut Horst mit Rensdorf und Gehrum (heute Ortsteil von Boizenburg/Elbe) in Mecklenburg, wurde in die mecklenburgische Ritterschaft aufgenommen und gehörte 1755 zu den Unterzeichnern des Landesgrundgesetzlichen Erbvergleichs. Ein von dem Hamburger Kaufmann Johann Hinrich Mutzenbecher (1700–1757) abstammender Zweig erlangte im Herzogtum Oldenburg, später Großherzogtum Oldenburg, Bedeutung. Sein jüngster Sohn Esdras Heinrich Mutzenbecher (1744–1801) wurde Generalsuperintendent in Oldenburg, dessen Sohn Friedrich Mutzenbecher (1781–1855) Großherzoglich Oldenburgischer Geheimer Staatsrat und Präsident des Regierungskollegiums. Dessen Söhne waren August Mutzenbecher (1826–1897), Großherzoglich Oldenburgischer Staatsrat, Wilhelm Mutzenbecher (1832–1878), Großherzoglich Oldenburgischer Geheimer Staatsrat, Justiz- und Kultusminister sowie Bevollmächtigter zum Bundesrat und Adolf Mutzenbecher (1834–1896), Großherzoglich Oldenburgischer Geheimer Staatsrat und Regierungspräsident in Eutin. Johannes Eduard Mutzenbecher (1822–1903) gelangte mit dem Guanohandel zu Reichtum und wurde mit Diplom vom 18. Januar 1875 preußischer Freiherr. Er gab seinen Hamburger Bürgerbrief zurück (vgl. „Hanseatische Adelige“) und führte sein Leben als Gutsherr auf Miekenhagen in Mecklenburg zu Ende. Sein Sohn Johannes Freiherr von Mutzenbecher (* 1854) war außerordentlicher Gesandter und bevollmächtigter Minister, ein anderer Sohn Kurt von Mutzenbecher wurde Intendant des Hoftheaters in Wiesbaden. Hermann Franz Matthias Mutzenbecher (1855–1932) war Gründer und Direktor der „Albingia-Versicherungsgesellschaft“ und der „Hamburg-Mannheimer“ Versicherungsgesellschaft. 1900 ließ er einen Backsteinbau – die heutige Villa Mutzenbecher – im Niendorfer Gehege als privaten Rückzugsort errichten.

          October 13, 2024

          Worth seeing historical building in the Niedorfer Gehege

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            The core of the project is initially the restoration of the villa in accordance with the monument's preservation requirements, together with craft businesses, four vocational schools, the Eimsbüttel production school, students from the HCU and general education schools.
            The young people learn in real construction projects, they work with professionals from the trades, they are motivated and qualified for training in the construction trade with a focus on monument protection.
            After the restoration, the Villa Mutzenbecher will become an educational and meeting place with a focus on district and city history, environmental education, forest education, art, theater and music.
            The villa will be a creative workshop for all generations.
            Our motto:
            The house invites - anyone who has an idea that fits the house is welcome.
            At the end of 2020, the Forum Kollau with a district archive and history workshop and the Kita Waldforscher with a green classroom will move into the villa.


            (Source: werteerleben.de)

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              February 27, 2023

              The villa is a summer house of the Mutzenbecher family from bygone times and is in great need of renovation. That will now be done. On site you will find information boards and various QR codes to follow. You can also view the events at Werteerleben.de.

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                May 22, 2023

                Villa in the middle of the forest. Beautiful building and great walks in the forest are possible.

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                  October 13, 2024

                  For many years, the so-called Villa Mutzenbecher in the Niendorfer Gehege stood largely empty and fell into disrepair. After a long struggle and great civic engagement, the villa is now being renovated little by little. Around 1900, rural Niendorf established itself as a summer resort for the people of Hamburg. The general director of the Hamburg insurance group Albingia, Hermann Franz Matthias Mutzenbecher, also bought 68 hectares of what is now Niendorfer Gehege to build his summer home on - today's Mutzenbecher Villa. An architect who is no longer known today designed the building, and in 1908-10 the renowned architect Erich Elingius was commissioned again to redesign the two-storey brick building.

                  The simple-looking brick building has lattice windows, pilaster-like window frames with console-supported parapets and free rafters on the roof gables. The floor plans have largely been preserved in their original form, although some new partition walls have been installed.

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                    November 16, 2024

                    Separation between deciduous trees on one side, and pine trees on the other. 🍁🌲🌳

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