Villa Haux is a

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in the

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style built in 1908 by architects Richard Böklen and Carl Feil in the southern German town of Ebingen. It was built for Kommerzienrat Friedrich Haux (1860–1929), entrepreneur in the local textile industry, between his factory and a railway line crossing the town on a bridge. His previous residence and office, built as functional

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house in 1885 on the same place and just decorated neo-baroque in 1898, was

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across a street. The new villa was equipped with most modern installations, such as

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and central

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. The Haux family lived in the houses until 1954. Afterwards, the new villa was used for their business and rented to various users. From 1978 it was empty. In 1991 a new owner started renovating it. Today the Klaiber-Schlegel tax advisor society owns and uses it. Some rooms are available for cultural events. In the old villa, there was a

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from 1964 until 1991. Since then it is a pub. The railway is abandoned.

References

* Peter Thaddäus Lang: ''Albstadt - Stadt zwischen Bergen und Tälern''. S. 7-11, hier: S. 10f. In: ''Blätter des Schwäbischen Albvereins''. 109. Jahrgang. Ausgabe Mai/Juni 3/2003 * Gerhard Penck: Die phantastische Geschichte der Villen des Friedrich Haux. Wasmuth-Ernst-Verlag, September 2008.

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* Buildings and structures in Zollernalbkreis Art Nouveau architecture in Germany Houses completed in 1908 Villas in Germany Art Nouveau houses 1908 establishments in Germany {{BadenWürttemberg-struct-stub