Eberhard Westhofen (1820 1892) was a German architect and building official. He worked as a country architect in Cologne until 1847 and then as 'city architect' in Düsseldorf.
Life
In November 1850 he married Johanna, a née von Thenen and moved into a flat on . In 1854 he moved to WasserstraÃÂe by . In 1888 Westhofen retired and received the Order of the Red Eagle IV. Class. Last residence at 2, Eberhard Westhofen died in 1892.
Realisations
- Höhere Bürgerschule (Oberrealschule) at Fürstenwall 100, 1888.
- Neues Rathaus, Düsseldorf, 1884
- Kunstgewerbeschule Düsseldorf at Burgplatz, 1883
- Chapel in the Nordfriedhof, 1883
- New gate at Schlossturm Düsseldorf, 1883
- Leichenhaus, Golzheimer Friedhof, 1875 (destroyed during the Second World War)
- Municipal slaughterhouse in Golzheimer Insel, 1874
- Städtisches Lagerhaus, Reuterkaserne 1, 1866.
- Alte Tonhalle Düsseldorf, 1863
- Departemental-Irrenanstalt zu Düsseldorf, from 1879
References
Further reading
- Willy Weyres, Albrecht Mann: Handbuch zur Rheinischen Baukunst des 19. Jahrhunderts 1800âÂÂ1880. Cologne 1968, pp. 109 f.
- Eberhard Spohr: Die Befestigungsanlagen von Düsseldorf. Dissertation, RWTH Aachen, .