Jenisch House (''Jenisch-Haus'') is a country house in

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built in the 19th century and an example of

Hanseatic The Hanseatic League (; gml, Hanse, , ; german: label=German language, Modern German, Deutsche Hanse) was a Middle Ages, medieval commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and market towns in Central Europe, Central and Norther ...

lifestyle and

neoclassical architecture Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing style ...

. As of 2008, Jenisch House is the home of the ''Museum für Kunst und Kultur an der Elbe''. It is located within the Jenisch park in the Othmarschen quarter.

History

The house was built by Franz Forsmann and Karl Schinkel for Martin Johann Jenisch between 1831 and 1834. Jenisch used it as a country house.

Location

Jenisch House is located in Jenisch Park, Hamburg's oldest landscaped park and a protected area of . The park was landscaped by Caspar Voght as a model farm and arboretum about 1800. It is located in the former independent locality of Klein Flottbek, now part of the Othmarschen quarter of Hamburg with a view toward the

Elbe The Elbe (; cs, Labe ; nds, Ilv or ''Elv''; Upper and dsb, Łobjo) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Re ...

river, often described as "magnificent". In 1828 Jenisch bought the farm and gardens from Voght and redesigned the area with the construction of his house. Jenisch Park participated in the Tag des offenen Denkmals, a national annual event of the ''Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz'', opening cultural heritage sites to the public, in 2007 and 2008.

Architecture

The house is designed as a large cube, with a basement, two main floors and an attic floor. The windows are in a 1-3-1 ratio and focus on the center. On the main floors the windows reach almost completely from the floor to the ceiling. The front of the house toward the park and

river has a Doric portico, supporting a balcony. The large windows, the balcony, and the house opening into the park represent the relationship between architecture and nature.

Functions

The ground floor has prestigious salons, while the first floor contained the living areas and the attics were for the servants. As of 2008, the ''Museum für Kunst und Kultur an der Elbe'' is located in Jenisch House, using it for exhibitions, marriages and other events. A terrace is occupied by a café for the museum.

Neighborhood

Jenisch House is located on the park's west side at Baron-Voght-Straße, a small residential street, and off Elbchaussee. The park itself reaches all the way down to the right bank of the

river, at the other end somewhere near the Botanischer Garten Hamburg. The Elbchaussee has many

listed buildings In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...

; Jenisch House and Park are listed as well. The

Ernst Barlach House The Ernst Barlach House – Hermann F. Reemtsma Foundation (german: Ernst-Barlach-Haus – Stiftung Hermann F. Reemtsma) is an art museum in Hamburg, Germany, devoted to the Expressionist artist Ernst Barlach. The museum was founded by the indu ...

, located in the park, is a museum for the work of the

expressionist Expressionism is a modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting, originating in Northern Europe around the beginning of the 20th century. Its typical trait is to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting it rad ...

sculptor, printmaker and writer

Ernst Barlach Ernst Heinrich Barlach (2 January 1870 – 24 October 1938) was a German expressionist sculptor, medallist, printmaker and writer. Although he was a supporter of the war in the years leading to World War I, his participation in the war made hi ...

(1870–1938).

References

External links

Website
of the museum. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
Virtual tour of the Jenisch House
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