Villa Boge, Wilhelminian villa in Eitorf, Germany
Villa Boge is a Historicist entrepreneur's villa at Bahnhofstraße 33 in Eitorf, built in 1903–1904 for Adolf Gauhe. The listed building stands in a large park that has been partly built over but still leaves room for the representative structure to show its effect.
Villa Boge was built in 1903–1904 for Adolf Gauhe, brother of Julius Gauhe; the brothers came from Barmen and ran a paint factory and textile dye works in Eitorf. Around 1930 the villa was sold to Adolf Boge, after whom it has been named ever since. It later housed administrative offices of Boge GmbH for years before returning to private ownership.
The villa's name comes from Adolf Boge, who bought it around 1930; before that it was built for Adolf Gauhe, brother of Julius Gauhe, both from Barmen and running a paint factory and textile dye works in Eitorf. Each year the building is decorated for Christmas, a display visible from afar that has drawn attention beyond the region.
Villa Boge stands at Bahnhofstraße 33, opposite Eitorf station, so it is easily reached by train. The building is privately owned again today and is not open to visitors; the house and its remaining park can be viewed from the public street.
Each year the villa's owners put up a Christmas decoration on the building that is visible from far away and has drawn attention beyond the region several times. The house itself was built in 1903–1904 for Adolf Gauhe, whose family ran a paint factory and textile dye works in Eitorf.
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