Ground-up construction began in 1898 on a new site. Most of the buildings of the colliery were built in solid brickwork by the architect Paul Knobbe and were completed in 1904 with the central engine house, in which the most up-to-date generators and machinery used in the colliery were housed. The architecture and state-of-the-art technology support the transition of
Gothic-revival to
Art Nouveau and the industrialization of the early 1900s. Due to deadline pressure, the central engine house was built in iron framework construction with infilling of red brickwork, planned and executed by the
Gutehoffnungshütte. The Art Nouveau styled main entrance was designed by the Berlin architect
Bruno Möhring, it shows a lead glazing of blue, green and-glass. Counterpart of the main entrance is the big control board of polished marble in brass mounting, with a brass clock hanging from above. Other buildings on the site include administration bureaus, blacksmith's shop and carpenter's shop, first-aid and fire station with stable, pithead baths, tools store and the central gateway. ==Museum==