Villa Haux is a

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in the

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style built in 1908 by architects

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and Carl Feil in the southern German town of

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. It was built for Kommerzienrat Friedrich Haux (1860–1929), entrepreneur in the local textile industry, between his factory and a railway line crossing the town on a bridge. His previous residence and office, built as functional

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house in 1885 on the same place and just decorated

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in 1898, was

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across a street. The new villa was equipped with most modern installations, such as

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and central

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. The Haux family lived in the houses until 1954. Afterwards, the new villa was used for their business and rented to various users. From 1978 it was empty. In 1991 a new owner started renovating it. Today the Klaiber-Schlegel

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society owns and uses it. Some rooms are available for cultural events. In the old villa, there was a

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from 1964 until 1991. Since then it is a pub. The railway is abandoned.

References

* Peter Thaddäus Lang: ''Albstadt - Stadt zwischen Bergen und Tälern''. S. 7-11, hier: S. 10f. In: ''Blätter des Schwäbischen Albvereins''. 109. Jahrgang. Ausgabe Mai/Juni 3/2003 * Gerhard Penck: Die phantastische Geschichte der Villen des Friedrich Haux. Wasmuth-Ernst-Verlag, September 2008.

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* Buildings and structures in Zollernalbkreis Art Nouveau architecture in Germany Houses completed in 1908 Villas in Germany Art Nouveau houses 1908 establishments in Germany {{BadenWürttemberg-struct-stub