Rudolf Jacobs
Heinrich Rudolf Jacobs (1879–1946) was a German architect who was active in Bremen. 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.
Also recorded as Heinrich Rudolf Jacobs
Rudolf Jacobs
- Born
- 1879 · Elberfeld.
- Died
- 1946 · Bremen.
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- architect
- Languages
- German
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Heinrich Rudolf Jacobs (1879–1946) was a German architect who was active in Bremen. 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.
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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, it was completed in 1926. Jacobs died in Bremen in 1946 after a short but serious illness. • Illustration — Bankhaus Neelmeyer • Illustration — Station post office building (Postamt 5) • Illustration — Rathscafé/Deutsches Haus
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1879
Rudolf Jacobs born at Elberfeld.
1946
Rudolf Jacobs died at Bremen.
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- 1.Ruth Meyer-Kahrweg. Denkmäler, Brunnen und Plastiken in Wuppertal. […]: Biographien der beteiligten Künstler. 1991. 3-87093-058-6.
- 2.Deutsche Bauzeitung 46 (1912), S. 312–317, 320–323, 325–326, 328–329.- 20 Entwürfe zur Inneneinrichtung liegen im Bestand des Focke-Museums.
- 3.Ehmer: Das neue Parkhaus in Bremen, Die Bauwelt 3 (1912)5, S. 35–36.
- 4.Hans Heinrich Wendt, Wohnsiedlung in Bremen, 1900–1945, Bremen, 1984.
- 5.Bremen und seine Bauten 1900, 1900, Fig. 359, 373-74
- 6.Der Baumeister 12 (1914) 14, S. 57–64, Taf. 107–113, Beilage zu Heft 14, S. 62–63.
- 7.Bremer Strassenbahn A.-G., Bremen (Industrie und Handel, Band 52), Berlin 1928.
- 8.in: Der Baumeister 12 (1913/14), Beil. zu H. 7, S. B126, Taf. 56
- 9.in: Der Baumeister 13 (1915) 1, S. 11–12.
- 10.Zentralblatt der Bauverwaltung 39 (1919), S. 286–287, 514.
- 11.Bremen und seine Bauten 1900–1951, Kap. XII: Wohnhäuser, S. 403–418.
- 12.Ralf Habben, Hundert Jahre Parkviertel, Bremen 1999, S. 179–180.
- 13.Das Schulhaus 20 (1918) 10, S. 259–268.
- 14.Zentralblatt der Bauverwaltung 42 (1922), S. 168, 362.
- 15.Deutsche Bauzeitung 57 (1923) 10
- 16.Bauamt und Gemeindebau 6 (1924), S. 22.
- 17.Staatsarchiv Bremen, Sig. 4, 125/1 (Bauakte)
- 18.Die Baugilde 12 (1930), S. 189–197.
- 19.Bremen und seine Bauten 1900–1951, 1952, S. 509,511.
- 20.Bremen und seine Bauten 1900–1951, Kap. XII: Wohnhäuser, S. 403–418.
- 21.Bauamt und Gemeindebau 8 (1926), S. 148.
- 22.Deutsches Bauwesen 3 (1927) 12, Sonderheft Bremen, S. 303–311.
- 23.Deutsches Bauwesen 3 (1927) 12, Sonderheft Bremen, S. 280–285.
- 24.Bremen und seine Bauten 1900–1951
- 25.Deutsche Bauzeitung 62 (1928) 94, S. 804.
- 26.Hans Heinrich Wendt, Wohnsiedlungen in Bremen 1900–1945, Bremen 1984.
- 27.Bremen und seine Bauten 1900–1951, Kap. XII: Wohnhäuser, S. 385–397.
- 28.Deutsche Bauzeitung 64 (1930) 28, Beilage Wettbewerbe, S. 33–39.
- 29.Bremen und seine Bauten 1900–1951, Kap. XI: Hochbauten, S. 334–341.
- 30.Deutsche Bauzeitung 72 (1938), Kunstdruckteil, S. 8–11.
- 31.Architektur in Bremen und Bremerhaven, S. 155.
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