Villa Belgrano

Villa Belgrano stands at the corner of Untere Fraubachstraße and Rheinallee with Neo-Renaissance architectural features across its two-story facade. The building displays classical style elements typical of residential structures built for affluent entrepreneurs in the late 19th century.

Architect August Heins designed the villa in 1891 for Franz Mallmann, a German expatriate who had acquired the property with its vineyard. After its construction, the building changed hands several times and later served as a French military command center during World War II.

The villa takes its name from a neighborhood in Buenos Aires where the Mallmann family lived during their time in Argentina. This name reflects the international connections that prosperous Rhine residents maintained in the 19th century.

The building can be approached from the street side via its corner location on Rheinallee. Currently operating as a seminar and conference venue, it has event spaces available and can be viewed by prior arrangement with the hosting organization.

What stands out is how Mallmann purchased an established vineyard to build his residence on that very site. This transformation from working vineyard to grand home reveals how wealth and opportunity reshaped the Middle Rhine region during that era.