Translations:Die Familie Eckart in Poing/4/en

Residence and Central Reference Point in Poing

The actual house-warming party took place at Pentecost (Whitsunday) in 1911. At this point, if not before, it was becoming clear that Poing would soon be an important reference point; not only for the family, but also for friends and acquaintances. Many guests came and were happy to stay the night, and sometimes even stayed with the family of Anita and Otto Eckart at the estate in Poing for several weeks. Along with two girls who helped Anita with the household, the family employed a servant who was also the gardener. On November 4, 1911, Otto bought the neighboring property so as to extend the garden to the east. In 1912, he was able to resell part of the new property, including an old, dilapidated house. Furthermore, the family exchanged 0.044 ha of the newly acquired property for 0.038 ha of a property called “Franzosenbreite” (literally translated: breadth of the French) with their neighbor Gerbl.