Timeline of Building History
Old Hospital
The decision to build a “General Hospital” was made in 1844 by Landgrave Philipp at the request of the local guilds, the city council and the Commission for the Poor. In 1851, the homestead of the body servant’s widow Fuchs was purchased, and the building was constructed with 15 beds initially. The directors included the physicians and medical officers Dr. Christian Trapp and Dr. Wilhelm Deetz, both of whom were important for the development of the spas. It was subject to the official Commission for the Poor and mainly served journeymen, apprentices, servants, and workers as well as the local and foreign poor. Over time, the number of beds increased to 40, until this capacity was also no longer sufficient around 1888. At the instigation of Dr. Deetz, in 1898 an extension onto the neighboring homestead of master carpenter Robert Fritzel was considered, which was to make expansion possible. However, extensive modernization of the old buildings was necessary. Therefore, a year later the decision was made to build a New Hospital on the Rennäcker fields on Taunusstraße Road (today Urseler Straße), which was carried out from 1902 to 1904. The old hospital was subsequently torn down in 1904.
Illustrations (titles and descriptions in German)
Building History
- Construction
- 1851
- Demolition
- 1904
Location
Networking
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- Subject Area
- Social and Health
- Funding
- public
- Keywords
- Hospitals
References
Brückl, Kliniken S. 3
Brückl, Krankenhaus S. 3
Grosche, Geschichte 3 S. 72, 401
Rowedder, Denkmaltopographie S. 106
Walsh, Fürsorge S. 25
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Recommended Citation
„Old Hospital“, in: Orte der Kur <https://www.lagis-hessen.de/en/odk/record/id/1066> (aufgerufen am 07.05.2026)