Last week in Hamburg a "Gotenhof" seen. Had to immediately think of the Goths. Not to the East Germanic people, but to Gote in the plural: the Goths as godmother. In Wittgenstein district godmother is also called "Goth", and the godfather "Petter". The Godfather there is support in the Evangelical Reformed tradition, the parents in Christian education and care in case of death of parents is the godchild.
the mid 20's was the state of the centuries-old buildings on the land plot in the field of Steckelhörn / Katharinenstraße become so potentially hazardous that building police, firefighters and fire fund serious objections to a continuance of collected. Then the five property owners joined in March 1927 for "Kontor GmbH Gotenhof society together to build on the site of a modern office building, the" Gotenhof. As the Hamburg state had a strong interest in the redevelopment of the area in October 1928 a contract was signed with the "Gotenhof GmbH" closed by the company to build the proposed office building and committed the city of Hamburg a Ausbietungsgarantie in the event of foreclosure Took .
place after the demolition of the old half-timbered buildings 1929-1930 under the direction of the architect Karl chair man of the construction of the "Gotenhof. The construction costs amounted to 3 million marks.
After completion, the August 1930, only a small part of the land to be rented. The "Gotenhof GmbH" came in the summer of 1930 - not least because of the economic crisis - financial difficulties, so that on the 11.02.1931 was the forced sale of the building. Because of the Ausbietungsgarantie was awarded the City of Hamburg for 2.3 million marks.
In October 1931 the State Statistical Office and the Youth Authority in relation to some necessary modifications to the "Gotenhof"
place after the demolition of the old half-timbered buildings 1929-1930 under the direction of the architect Karl chair man of the construction of the "Gotenhof. The construction costs amounted to 3 million marks.
After completion, the August 1930, only a small part of the land to be rented. The "Gotenhof GmbH" came in the summer of 1930 - not least because of the economic crisis - financial difficulties, so that on the 11.02.1931 was the forced sale of the building. Because of the Ausbietungsgarantie was awarded the City of Hamburg for 2.3 million marks.
In October 1931 the State Statistical Office and the Youth Authority in relation to some necessary modifications to the "Gotenhof"
