Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany — Central Europe

Altersheim "Hueberspflege" / "Huebers Care" Senior Home

Altersheim "Hueberspflege" / Senior Home "Huebers Care" Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, September 24, 2018

1. Altersheim "Hueberspflege" / Senior Home "Huebers Care" Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

ALTERSHEIM
"Hueberspflege"
Von Balth. Neumann für den Oberstallmeister
von Zobel erbaut. Seit Ende des 18. Jahrh.
durch Stiftung des Ratsherrn
Adam Josef Hueber
Spital zur Pflege armer Dienstboten
Das Portalrelief
v. Balthasar Heinr. Nickel

English translation:

"Huebers Care" Senior Home: Built by Balthasar Neumann for the Senior Stall Master von Zobel. Since the end of the 18th Century has been a care facility for poor servants and maids with the support from a bequest by City Councillor Adam Josef Hueber.

The relief above the doorway is by Balthasar Heinrich Nickel.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Women.

Location. 49° 47.735′ N, 9° 56.364′ E. Marker is in Würzburg, Bayern (Bavaria). Marker is on Kapuzinerstrasse just west of Hoffstallstrasse, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Kapuzinerstrasse 4, Würzburg BY 97070, Germany. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker

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. Adolf Eugen Fick (a few steps from this marker); Balthasar Neumann (within shouting distance of this marker); Helena Petrowna Blavatsky (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Richard Wagner (about 150 meters away); Johann Georg Oegg (about 150 meters away); Hannsheinz Bauer, 1909 - 2005 (about 240 meters away); Theodor Drey (about 240 meters away); Julius Reichsgraf Von Soden (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Würzburg.

Also see . . . Stiftung Hueberspflege (Würzburg, in German). (Submitted on February 23, 2019.)

Altersheim "Hueberspflege" / "Huebers Care" Senior Home and Marker - wide view, looking east image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, September 24, 2018

2. Altersheim "Hueberspflege" / "Huebers Care" Senior Home and Marker - wide view, looking east

The marker is visible here to the right of the doorway.

Relief above doorway - by Balthasar Heinrich Nickel (circa 1794) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, September 24, 2018

3. Relief above doorway - by Balthasar Heinrich Nickel (circa 1794)

According to the WürzburgWiki, the relief shows Hueber dressed in his City Councillor attire, presenting the bequest papers, with a group of elderly maids looking on. WürzburgWiki also indicates that Hueber made the bequest specifically for elderly maids that had worked for more than 20 years Würzburg households, because women who worked their full lifetimes as maids typically were compensated with room and board but little cash (and as a condition of employment were to remain unmarried), thus leaving them with few resources at time of retirement.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 23, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 340 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 23, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.