Dellbrücker Hauptstraße 143
Residential and commercial building from around 1907, blending Art Nouveau and Historicism with asymmetry and applied half-timbering.
What sets the building apart is the contrast between smooth render and half-timbering: unlike Art Nouveau buildings modeled on Classicism, this house embraces asymmetry and applied half-timbering, representing a particular strand within the style.
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At a Glance
- Type
- Residential and commercial building
- Location
- Dellbrücker Hauptstraße 143, Dellbrück district (Mülheim borough, Cologne)
- Form
- two and a half storeys, two bays wide
- Built
- c. 1907
- Special feature
- half-timbered dormer on the right-hand bay
- Listed since
- 24 November 1983 (No. 1866)
Facade Architecture
The ground-floor shop, like the entrance door to the flats, sits as a raised ground floor above street level. On the left bay of the rendered upper storey is a near-square bay window resting on a downward-tapering corbel that reaches down to the ground floor. To its right, the base plate of the bay window continues as a small balcony; both elements share the same profile along their lower edges. Subtle stucco work sets the windows and balcony door apart from the smooth wall surface.
Half-Timbered Dormer
On the right-hand bay sits a dormer executed in half-timbering, in contrast to the rest of the building. Its parapet panel projects down into the upper storey, and its two windows align with those below. The smooth render on the timber-framed infill ties the dormer back into the overall appearance.
Interior Design
The hallway ceiling is framed by a coved cornice with side moldings. The floor features a grey central field with a black border that dissolves into a floral ornament at the corners, surrounded by a broad red border. The staircase has a two-flight wooden stair with a wooden handrail, echoing the hallway's border motifs.
Location and History
Dellbrücker Hauptstraße was originally a field path linking the villages of Thurn and Dünnwald with the Diepeschrath mill. After the Mülheim–Bergisch Gladbach railway line opened in 1868, the street was largely straightened during its expansion. It runs from Thurner Hof, crosses Bergisch Gladbacher Straße, and ends at the train station beside the neighboring Alte Post. Residential and commercial buildings began appearing here from the 1870s onward, with the last gaps filled by Art Nouveau buildings in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Owing to its artistic and historical significance for the district, the house has been a protected monument since 24 November 1983 (No. 1866).
Timeline
- 1868Opening of the Mülheim–Bergisch Gladbach railway, street development
- 1870er JahreConstruction of residential and commercial buildings begins on both sides of the street
- um 1907Construction of the building at Dellbrücker Hauptstraße 143
- 1983-11-24Building listed as a protected monument (No. 1866)
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