Cavalier houses

“The new alley on the avenue”

“Die neue Gaß auf der Allee” (today Neue Allee) was laid out in 1770/72 as a one-sided row of streets in front of the former eastern section of the city wall. The five- to seven-axis, two-storey mansard-roofed houses offered a special residential quality due to their urban orientation towards the castle.

Its architectural design is immediately reminiscent of Saarbrücken, of the architectural surrounds of Ludwigsplatz created by Friedrich Joachim Stengel (1694-1787). Stengel, Nassau-Saarbrücken’s master builder, mainly realized the buildings there from 1760-69.

However, “Die neue Gaß auf der Allee” was not only an upscale residential street, but also included a princely functional building, the “Zehnthof”, in its section facing the palace, whose three-winged complex (Neue Allee 13-17) was later greatly altered. Likewise, the adjoining building at Neue Allee 19, the former post office, a building from the early 19th century, no longer corresponds to the Baroque townscape.

In contrast, the “Schweizerei” (dairy) opposite Schlossplatz (Dr.-Edeltraud-Sießl-Allee 2) is another functional building from the princely era.