Anna-Forcke-Stift, Cultural heritage monument in Barsinghausen, Germany.
The Anna-Forcke-Stift is a listed Art Nouveau building at Bergstraße 27 in Barsinghausen, on the slope of the Deister above the town centre. Its roughly 1,600 m² of living space once housed about 50 residents, and the protected facade is still described as a high-quality monument despite the building's decay.
The Henriettenstift organization founded this residence in 1908 to house elderly and ill members of their religious community. The facility operated for many decades as part of the organization's work caring for vulnerable people.
The building is named after a former religious leader and reflects how institutional homes were designed in the early 1900s. The protected facade shows the style of facilities built to care for those in need.
The Anna-Forcke-Stift stands at Bergstraße 27, on the slope of the Deister above Barsinghausen's town centre. The building has stood empty since 1998 and its roughly 6,000 m² grounds have become overgrown, so it is seen from the street rather than visited. A footpath toward the Baltenweg runs along the nearby forest edge.
A fire in 2012 damaged the upper floors and eventually led to the building being closed. Since then it has remained vacant, illustrating how such historical structures face challenges to their survival.
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