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Tennis Club
The many English spa guests brought their English sports with them. The first tennis club on the European continent was thus founded in 1876, two years after the beginnings of “lawn tennis” in Homburg. At the same time, many lawn areas were created in the Kurpark spa park and can be seen in a photograph from 1876, presumably the oldest photographs in the world depicting the game of tennis. Some of the lawn courts were converted into hard courts in 1894, which meant that tournaments could also be held there afterwards, which soon became very popular. A clubhouse with stands was first built in 1913.
Illustrations (titles and descriptions in German)
Das Foto ist möglicherweise weltweit die älteste fotografische Darstellung des Tennisspiels
(Photographs, contemporary)
Aufnahme von 1902, Atelier T. H. Voigt, Bad Homburg
(Photographs, contemporary)
Der Gewinner ist in der Bildmitte zu sehen. 3.v.l. (mit Tennisschläger) Otto Froitzheim. 2.v.r. (mit weißem Homburg-Hut) Kurdirektor Freiherr Axel Albrecht von Maltzahn, Aufnahme um 1906/1910
(Photographs, contemporary)
Aufnahme von 1910, Atelier T. H. Voigt, Bad Homburg
(Photographs, contemporary)
Projektionsplan von 1911 (Maßstab 1:1000)
(Plans, Outlines, Drawings)
Lageplan und Grundriss von 1912 (Maßstab 1:500)
(Plans, Outlines, Drawings)
Building History
- Construction
- 1876 (als Rasenplätze)
- Conversion
- 1894 (teils umgewandelt in Hartplätze), 1913 (Bau des Clubhauses)
- New Building
- 1957 (Clubhaus)
Location
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- Subject Area
- Sport und Freizeit
- Funding
- private
- Keywords
- Recreational facilities
References
StA HG, A 03, Nr. 191
StA HG, S 02, Nr. 418
Bilder und Dokumente S. 18, 105
Baeumerth, Fremde S. 184
Kurpark S. 60
Metz, Sporttage S. 135-140
Gillmeister, Tennis S. 234-303
Gillmeister, Kulturgeschichte S. 277-299
Recommended Citation
„Tennis Club“, in: Orte der Kur <https://www.lagis-hessen.de/en/odk/record/id/1214> (aufgerufen am 05.05.2026)