Eberhard Westhofen
# Eberhard Westhofen

Eberhard Westhofen (1820 1892) was a German architect and building official. He worked as a country architect in Cologne until 1847 and then as 'city architect' in Düsseldorf.

## Life

In November 1850 he married Johanna, a née von Thenen and moved into a flat on Bolkerstraße [de]. In 1854 he moved to Wasserstraße in Schwanenspiegel [de]. In 1888 Westhofen retired and received the Order of the Red Eagle IV. Class. Last residence at Grabbeplatz [de] 2, Eberhard Westhofen died in 1892.

## Realisations

* Höhere Bürgerschule (Oberrealschule) at Fürstenwall 100, 1888.
* Neues Rathaus, Düsseldorf, 1884
* Kunstgewerbeschule Düsseldorf at Burgplatz, 1883
* Chapel in the Nordfriedhof, 1883
* New gate at Schlossturm Düsseldorf, 1883
* Leichenhaus, Golzheimer Friedhof, 1875 (destroyed during the Second World War)
* Municipal slaughterhouse in Golzheimer Insel, 1874
* Städtisches Lagerhaus, Reuterkaserne 1, 1866.
* Alte Tonhalle Düsseldorf, 1863
* Departemental-Irrenanstalt zu Düsseldorf, from 1879
