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Norwegian Prefabricated House (Kohlstraße 64)

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Norwegian Prefabricated House (Kohlstraße 64)

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Norwegian Prefabricated House (Kohlstraße 64)

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Location: Bergisches Land, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Tevion1505 (Andreas)

August 24, 2021

The building at Kohlstrasse 64 is a single-storey, single-storey prefabricated wooden house with a gable roof, which was originally exhibited at the World Exhibition of 1900 in Paris. The banker August Freiherr von der Heydt bought this house and had it moved to Elberfeld around 1905. The building was erected at Mirker Hain next to an older dance hall, which no longer exists today, and served as a residential and restoration building from an early age.

The mentioned object is the oldest known prefabricated house in Wuppertal and one of the earliest examples of a prefabricated house in Germany, so the building is significant for architectural history. In the years around 1900, many prefabricated houses were shown at the world exhibitions, which were then purchased and rebuilt in other locations. In particular, these are prefabricated wooden houses designed by Norwegian architects. The building mentioned is also part of the series of prefabricated houses, the structure and decorative forms of which are shaped by the Norwegian homeland style.

It was acquired by August von der Heydt (1851-1929) and rebuilt. The Elberfeld banker von der Heydt is primarily known beyond Wuppertal for his extensive collection of contemporary art. In addition, he was involved in many public tasks in Wuppertal. He already became chairman when the Elberfeld Beautification Association was founded. He was instrumental in founding the zoological garden and donated numerous monuments and works of art to design public facilities and spaces. The prefabricated house is thus also a testimony to the public work of von der Heydts.

Source: wuppertal.de/denkmalliste-online/Detail/Show/4429

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Rudi Flöth

August 11, 2018

One of the first prefabricated houses that was created in Germany.

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