Heumischhof Chapel
A listed brick chapel in Kempen's Schmalbroich district that grew out of a former beet barn and forms part of a four-winged farmstead.
On Am Heumischhof in Kempen's Schmalbroich district stands a chapel that began as a beet storage barn and today forms an integral part of a four-winged brick farmstead.
History
The building originally served as a beet storage barn before being turned into a chapel in 1908. A reconstruction followed in 1941. Since 1 February 2001 it has been protected as monument no. 260. Nothing remains of the original paintings by P. Petrus Jans, which were destroyed during the war.
Architecture
The chapel occupies the south-eastern side of the farmstead and has a longitudinal rectangular plan. Its exposed brickwork is broken up by slender, tall rectangular window openings holding mullioned wooden windows with flat segmental-arch lintels. Above the chancel rises a hipped, steeply pitched roof covered with dark pantiles and topped by a roof turret with a bell. The entrance sits to the side in the rear section.
Interior and furnishings
The interior is not oriented and is defined by its openly visible roof structure. A wooden organ gallery stands at the rear, and a large round arch separates the nave from the recessed chancel. There, pulled away from the wall following the liturgical reform, stands the central block altar. Behind it are bronze candlesticks and a cross of victory with a tree of life, designed by P. Petrus Jans and executed by Buschkötter of Krefeld. The Stations of the Cross were created by Josef Höttges of Mönchengladbach.
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Address
Am Heumischhof 1
47906 Kempen
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Sources & links
- openstreetmap.org (retrieved 2026-07-06)
- Wikipedia (retrieved 2026-07-08)
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