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 Mulhouse Court of Appeal dans le Haut-Rhin

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine urbain
Tribunal
Haut-Rhin

Mulhouse Court of Appeal

    44 Avenue Robert-Schuman
    68100 Mulhouse
Photo de Mulhouse Court of Appeal
Crédit photo : M.Strīķis - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1900
2000
1899-1902
Construction of court
1902
Inauguration
1er octobre 1987
Registration MH
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

All facades and roofs; Two cochère doors flanking the extremities of the two wings; the following rooms and premises with their decoration: entrance hall, main staircase and cage, secondary stairs at the extremities of the wings and their cage, corridors on the ground floor and on the first floor, courtroom No. 1 (former Salle des Assises), civil courtroom (former Salle des Prudhommes) (Box 89 3): inscription by order of 1 October 1987

Key figures

Joseph Müller - Architect Chief builder of the building.
Richard Kuder - Associate architect Müller's collaborator on the project.
Edouard Schimpf - Construction manager Directs the work from 1899.
Adolf Schell - Glass painter Author of glass windows (circa 1902).

Origin and history

The Mulhouse District Court, located at 44 Robert-Schuman Avenue, is a judicial building built between 1899 and 1902 under the German era. Designed by the Strasbourg architect Joseph Müller and his associate Richard Kuder, it embodies the eclectic style in vogue at this time, mixing classical influences and neat decorations. The works, led by Edouard Schimpf, culminated in an inauguration in 1902, as evidenced by a date painted in a courtroom. The building then houses a cantonal court, before becoming a French judicial body.

The interior spaces, including the entrance hall, stairs and courtrooms, are enriched with glass windows signed by Adolf Schell (circa 1902). These decorative elements, combined with the architectural structure, underline the desire for prestige for a major public building. The court has been partially protected since 1987: its facades, roofs, cochère doors, as well as several rooms (main staircases, corridors, historic courtrooms) are listed in the inventory of historical monuments.

This monument reflects the turbulent history of Alsace, from the German Empire to France in the 20th century. Its architecture, typical of the Wilhelminienzeit (Guillaumian period), recalls the Germanic influence on the local heritage. Today, it remains a symbol of Mulhousian justice, while at the same time testifying to the cultural and artistic exchanges between France and Germany at the hinge of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

The available sources (Wikipedia, Monumentum) confirm its status as a historical monument and specify its exact address in the Upper Rhine, the Alsatian department integrated in the Greater East region. No information is provided on its current accessibility or possible tourist functions.

External links

Page Wikipedia
Page Monumentum