Jenisch House

The Jenisch House is a neoclassical country house in Othmarschen, a district in the west of Hamburg, which allows a wide view of the river Elbe at Teufelsbrück a park away.

The Jenisch House

The Jenisch House was built in the Younger by the architect Franz Gustav Forsmann 1831-1834 commissioned by Martin Johann Jenischhaus. Jenischhaus was Senator since 1827 and president of the Baudeputation. He had after the Hamburg fire of 1842 a major role in the planning of reconstruction. In 1828 he bought from Baron Voght, who because of his age his estate in small Flottbeck could not be as active farming and was also advised in some financial hardships, the Flottbeker possession. From the Danish king he let rise for 1829 Flottbeck Kanzleigut.

The original designs Forsmanns, who was an employee of the Baudeputation, Jenischhaus presented the architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel, who designed a brand new, oversized for Jenischhaus country house. Forsmann then revised his design and took some suggestions Schinkel. These designs are now in the State Archives of Hamburg.

The building consists of a compact cube, which is sparsely decorated with classical elements. The most striking adornment are the Doric portico on the side of the river as well as the delicate balustrade above the cornice. The layout of the house is - although built for a citizen - even in the tradition of the Prince's country chalet. On the ground floor, which is also the highest floor, there are the great representation and banqueting rooms. These here are the vestibule with the reaching through all floors staircase, the dining room decorated in white and looking for current Elbsalon. The second floor housed once the private quarters of the senator and his family. This museum used rooms today show exhibits for living culture of past centuries. The highest and lowest floor at the same time was originally reserved for the servants, temporary exhibitions are held here today.

Jenischpark

The surrounding park was created in 1800 by Caspar Voght as rural farm, today, 42 acre Jenischpark formed du midi his parc and was remodeled in 1828 after the acquisition by Jenischhaus by Johann Heinrich Ohlendorff. From the Elbchausee the neo-baroque Kaisertor leads ( built in 1906, restored in 2005 ) in the park, in the next to the Ernst- Barlach-Haus (1961 built according to plans by Werner Kallmorgen ) and the "egg cabin " (replica of the " Mooshütte " of about 1790 is to be found with the coming of Voght gable inscription Amicis et quieti, dt friends and leisure [ dedicated ] ). Parts of the park, especially the wet meadows of Flottbeck, since 1982, are as a nature reserve Flottbektal under protection. In 1927, the private car was leased from the city of Altona, acquired in 1939 and thus made available to the public.

View from Jenisch House across the Elbe on the former site of the German shipyard in Finkenwerder. (2006)

Front side of the egg hut (replica of Mooshütte )

Museum

1936 Jenisch House became a museum.

In 1955 the house was rebuilt inside the museum of Hanseatic home decor and is now a branch of the Altona Museum.