Heinrich Rudolf Jacobs (1879–1946) was a German architect who was active in
Bremen
Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (german: Stadtgemeinde Bremen, ), is the capital of the German state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (''Freie Hansestadt Bremen''), a two-city-state consis ...
. Although much of his work was destroyed in the war, the facade of the post office building next to the station still stands. He is also remembered for his work on the
Bremer Marktplatz, traces of which remain in the
Rathscafé.
Biography
Born in
Elberfeld, after completing his studies as an architect he moved to Bremen at the beginning of the 20th century when, thanks to the city's prosperity, many new buildings were being planned. In 1905, Jacobs won a competition for the construction of a building on the market place, now known as the Rathscafé. It was successfully completed in 1911 in the Reform architecture style. As a result of his success, he was commissioned to design various other buildings in the city. The Park House in the Bürgerpark was completed in 1913 but was destroyed in the war. The same year, he designed the Lloyd-Bahnhof in Findorff-Bürgerweide which still stands today. He went on to design the post office at the railway station (Postamt 5) which has become one of Bremen's landmarks. Considered a jewel of the
interwar period
In the history of the 20th century, the interwar period lasted from 11 November 1918 to 1 September 1939 (20 years, 9 months, 21 days), the end of the World War I, First World War to the beginning of the World War II, Second World War. The in ...
, it was completed in 1926.
Jacobs died in Bremen in 1946 after a short but serious illness.
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1879 births
1946 deaths
20th-century German architects
Architects from Bremen (city)
People from Elberfeld
Architects from Wuppertal