Margarethenhöhe Estate
A jewel of a city!—The Margarethenhöhe is the loveliest example of the German garden city idea. This area of the city is idyllic and was donated in 1906 by Margarethe Krupp on the occasion of her daughter Bertha’s wedding. Maximum two storeys high, comfortably equipped flats for workers and employees were developed following the plans of architect Georg Metzendorf. Even though the area gives a feeling of unity, no house is the same. Various design elements such as bow fronts and hedge rows, arched gables, plaster and natural stone foundations were used to give homes individual appearances. The Ruhr area museum cares for a show flat on the Margarethenhöhe which is modelled on an original. The estate has been under historical preservation since 1987.
Tours through the Margarethenhöhe estateRegistration: +49 / (0) 201 / 71 24 55 oder 71 28 40
www.essen-margarethenhoehe.de