Kornhäusel-Villa, Protected heritage villa in Ottakring, Austria.
The Kornhäusel-Villa is a two-story residential house in Vienna's Ottakring district with classical architectural details and restored wooden windows with panel claddings. The ground floor now houses a restaurant, while the upper areas contain offices and medical practices.
Construction took place in 1804 under architect Joseph Kornhäusel for merchant Joseph Jenamy and it ranks among the oldest surviving residential buildings in Ottakring. This period marks the district's shift from farmland toward expanding urban settlement.
The villa shows how wealthy merchants lived in early Vienna and conducted daily life in a home mixed with business spaces. Visitors can still see this blend of residential and working areas that was typical for that period.
The building is publicly accessible as the ground floor is open to visitors and upper areas can be accessed for appointments. It pays to examine the fine architectural details on windows and claddings closely and observe how the old structure adapts to modern uses today.
In the late 1800s the property operated as Vienna's first child milk collection point, supplying hospitals with carefully inspected dairy products. This early social initiative shows how private buildings served community health needs.
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