Mühle House

Mühle House in 2016, in ruins

The Mühle House (Romanian: Casa Mühle) is a building located at 3 Mihai Viteazu Boulevard, Timișoara, Romania.

The house was built around 1866–1868, and in 1878 was purchased by horticulturist Wilhelm Mühle. He and his son lived there for decades on end, and used the building and its grounds as a greenhouse and garden. The last descendant to live there, Wilhelm's great-granddaughter, emigrated to Germany in 1992.[1] Eventually, the house entered the possession of a wealthy Roma family that allowed it to fall into ruins. Following protests and the intervention of city hall, a court ordered its restoration in 2016.[2]

Together with two other properties on the same street, the house is listed as a historic monument by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ (in Romanian) Titus Bălan, "Casa unui erou al Timișoarei – ruinată de Clanul Cârpaci!", Banat Azi, August 20, 2016
  2. ↑ (in Romanian) Stefan Both, "Decizie definitivă şi irevocabilă. Casa Mühle trebuie readusă la starea iniţială de clanul de romi care a batjocorit-o", Adevărul, December 21, 2016
  3. ↑ (in Romanian) Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2010: Județul Timiș

Coordinates: 45°44′39″N 21°13′34″E / 45.74427°N 21.22623°E / 45.74427; 21.22623

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