#Housing estate #Leipzig #1931
Description
The blocks at Crednerstraße 2-12 and Zweifelstraße 1-11 have been built parallel. They each have 6 entrances, three flats per floor. The upper floor with the small windows is used as an attic. The block at Zweifelstraße 13-19 is shorter and has four entrances. The design is the same as for the two longer blocks and all houses are masoned.
The streets were used as an orientation for the entrances to the houses. The balconies are located on the sides facing the courtyards. This means that the balconies in Zweifelstraße face east, while the balconies in Crednerstraße face west.
The Heritage Institute describes the houses as "Schlichtwohnungen" (schlicht - simple/plain), which is probably meant to describe their spartan or simple furnishings.
Description
The blocks at Crednerstraße 2-12 and Zweifelstraße 1-11 have been built parallel. They each have 6 entrances, three flats per floor. The upper floor with the small windows is used as an attic. The block at Zweifelstraße 13-19 is shorter and has four entrances. The design is the same as for the two longer blocks and all houses are masoned.
The streets were used as an orientation for the entrances to the houses. The balconies are located on the sides facing the courtyards. This means that the balconies in Zweifelstraße face east, while the balconies in Crednerstraße face west.
The Heritage Institute describes the houses as "Schlichtwohnungen" (schlicht - simple/plain), which is probably meant to describe their spartan or simple furnishings.
History
The buildings at the street Crednerstraße were built in 1931 and the two blocks at Zweifelstraße in 1932. So far we have not found any documents that name the architect of the houses. We assume that it can be Hubert Ritter, since the houses are arranged around a school, which was built by Ritter shortly before. In addition to support our idea, the somewhat older houses at Crednerstraße 9-21 and 22-40 were designed by Ritter's predecessor, the city architect James Bühring. Similar building stages can be observed elsewhere in Leipzig, e.g. in Reudnitz.
"Probstheida" is not an official name of the housing estate. We only decided to do this for a better characterisation of the housing estate.
History
The buildings at the street Crednerstraße were built in 1931 and the two blocks at Zweifelstraße in 1932. So far we have not found any documents that name the architect of the houses. We assume that it can be Hubert Ritter, since the houses are arranged around a school, which was built by Ritter shortly before. In addition to support our idea, the somewhat older houses at Crednerstraße 9-21 and 22-40 were designed by Ritter's predecessor, the city architect James Bühring. Similar building stages can be observed elsewhere in Leipzig, e.g. in Reudnitz.
"Probstheida" is not an official name of the housing estate. We only decided to do this for a better characterisation of the housing estate.
