Bad Homburg vor der Höhe in Hochtaunuskreis, Hesse, Germany — Central Europe
Ehemalige Kaiserliche Post
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Former Imperial Post Office
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 22, 2024
1. Ehemalige Kaiserliche Post / Former Imperial Post Office Marker
Old post office, built in 1893 as the imperial post office building, and served as a post office until 1972.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Communications. A significant historical year for this entry is 1893.
Location. 50° 13.599′ N, 8° 37.013′ E. Marker is in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Hessen (Hesse), in Hochtaunuskreis. It is on Louisenstraße west of Ludwigstrasse, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Louisenstraße 65, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe HE 61348, Germany. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, Central Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: François Blanc (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Hofapotheke / Court Apothecary (about 120 meters away); Ehemaliges Armen- und Waisenhaus / Former Poorhouse and Orphanage (about 150 meters away); Bad Homburg Franco-Prussian War Memorial (about 150 meters away); Hotel “Cafe du Parc” (about 150 meters away); Ehemalige Gustav-Weigand-Stiftung / Former Gustav Weigand Foundation (approx. 0.3 kilometers
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Regarding Ehemalige Kaiserliche Post / Former Imperial Post Office. From a brochure put out by the city's tourist service:
Excerpt (in translation): Imperial Post Office - General Post Director von Stephan chose the site opposite the Kurhaus for the new post office in 1886. The "Europäischer Hof" hotel stood here, which the post office bought for 130,000 marks and had demolished. Inaugurated in 1893, the new post office with its classic palace façade in the Renaissance and Baroque style reflects the taste of the Wilhelminian era. From here, the German Imperial Post Office sent around 1.3 million letters and postcards from Homburg to the whole world every year. The first public telephone system was also located here. In 1945, an incendiary bomb caused it to lose its hipped roof, including the Belvedere and clock tower. In 2017, the listed building was faithfully reconstructed.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 22, 2024
2. Ehemalige Kaiserliche Post / Former Imperial Post Office and Marker
The marker is visible here on the left side of the building.
circa 1920
3. Kurhaus (left) and Post Office (right)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 201 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 6, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
