Mühle House

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

Mühle House
Casa Mühle
Mühle House in 2016, ruined
Mühle House
Location within Timișoara
General information
Typevilla
LocationTimișoara
Address3 Mihai Viteazu Bd
Coordinates45.7443°N 21.2264°E / 45.7443; 21.2264
Construction startedc. 1866
Completedc. 1868
Technical details
Materialbrick

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 part of historic monument LMI Code TM-II-a-B-06110 by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs.[3]

References
  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
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