Architect Julius From Borries (1855-1911): Postcard Suhl 1880, Over Railway

You are bidding on one postcard from 1880 out of Suhl.

Written by Architect/Government Construction Manager Julius von Borries (1855-1911).

Aimed at the architect Philipp Knollmann (1852-1897) in Hanover, like Julius von Borries's former student of the architectConrad Wilhelm Hase (1818-1902) at the Polytechnic School in Hanover.

DatedSuhl, 30. October 1880.

Transcription:"Dear Knollmann! Best regards beforehand! It's probably time for me to say something about myself so that we don't completely fall apart. I've had an excellent experience in practice, and in addition to making a reasonable living, I have extremely pleasant work - partly in the field, partly in the office (I'm currently working on a train station project) - where I can learn an extraordinary amount. The social conditions are also extremely pleasant, so far there are 3 master builders and 12 construction supervisors here, among these 4 Hanoverians who took the exam with me. Construction will begin in December. Warm greetings to all friends. Yours faithfully, Julius v. Borries."

Probably related to construction work on the railway line between Suhl and Grimmenthal, which began in 1881 (inauguration of the section in 1882).

5-pfennig postal stationery (9.1 x 14.3 cm).

About the author: Julius Ludwig von Borries, a brother of the Herford district administrator Franz von Borries (1868-1943), was born on December 29th. July 1855 in Hildesheim as the son of the Privy Councilor Philip Dietrich Arnold Franz von Borries (1810-1895), gentleman of Eckendorf in Lippischen, and Adelheid Anna Sophie, b. von Linsingen (1831-1873) was born and died on the 13th. November 1911 in the Augusta Hospital in Berlin. He was buried in Lauenstein near Salzhemmendorf.

On the 11th In May 1896 he married the former Saxony-Meiningen lady-in-waiting Christiane von Linsingen (* 11. June 1854 in Göttingen), eldest daughter of the royal Hanoverian captain Wilhelm Gustav von Linsingen (* 21. January 1824 in Ritterhude, Hanover, died. 18. March 1903 in Lauenstein) and Cornelia, born. Hugo (* 20. March 1832 in Göttingen), and granddaughter of the Hanover general Georg Carl Friedrich von Linsingen (1792-1870).

After graduating from school in Minden in 1875, he studied at the Polytechnic School in Hanover under Conrad Wilhelm Hase from 1876 to 1879; In 1880 he passed the construction supervisor examination for civil engineering and became a government construction supervisor. In 1885 he became a government architect in Cologne and in 1886 in Hamburg, in 1897 railway construction and operations inspector in Gravenstein, in 1898 railway construction and operations inspector in Altona, in 1903 railway construction and operations inspector in Frankfurt am Main (1904 head of the Railway Operations Inspection II in Frankfurt am Main), 1905 government and building councilor in Halle and member of the railway management in Halle an der Saale. He published several articles, including "Contribution to the approximate weight determination of iron bridges" (in: Centralblatt der Bauverwaltung. 17. Vintage. 1897, no. 14, p. 156) or “Electrical call-off devices at train stations” (in: Zentralblatt der Bauverwaltung. 29. Vintage. 1909, no. 47, p. 323). In addition, Philipp von Borries was born on the 28th. June 1906 Honorary Knight of the Order of St. John.

Condition:Paper heavily browned and stained, with creases. Please also note the pictures!

Internal note: FM 24-02-11

About his brother Franz von Borries (source: wikipedia):

Franz Anton Wilhelm Gustav von Borries (* 15. April 1868 in Hildesheim; † 8th. January 1943 in Berlin) was a German government official. From 1903 to 1933, Franz von Borries was district administrator of the Prussian district of Herford in Westphalia. Life: Franz von Borries was born in Hildesheim as the son of the Borries family, originally from Minden, from the imperial nobility. His parents were Philipp Diedrich Arnold Franz von Borries and his wife Adelheid Anna Sophie von Linsingen.

He studied law in Bonn, Berlin and Munich. In Bonn he joined the Corps Guestphalia in 1886. In 1889 and 1890 he was a volunteer soldier in Infantry Regiment No. 15, 1901 he became a first lieutenant in the regiment's reserve. In 1889 and 1895, Franz von Borries passed the examinations to become a court trainee and court assessor. From 1889 to 1903 he worked at various courts and government authorities, most recently in the Prussian Ministry of Agriculture. On the 1st In January 1903, Franz von Borries was entrusted with the administration of the district office in Herford. He succeeded his close relative Georg von Borries, who had been appointed police chief of Berlin in December 1902. On the 15th In August 1903 he was finally appointed district administrator, a position he held until his retirement in October 1933. With Franz von Borries, the over 100-year history of the district administrators of Herford from the von Borries family ends.

He married Martha Pauline Wilhelmine Klara Kamp (* 1. June 1872; † 10. October 1946), a daughter of the general director of the Hat Factory Company Phönix (Westphalian Union in Hamm from 1874 to 1898) Wilhelm Heinrich Kamp (1841–1927) and Klara Küper.

Awards: Franz von Borries was a member of the Order of St. John and recipient of the Order of the Red Eagle IV. Class, of the Prussian Crown Order III. Class, the Military Service Award 1st Class and the Iron Cross 2nd Class. Class. He had held the title of Privy Councilor since 1903.