Villa Effertz

Villa Effertz stands with a natural stone facade, half-timbered gable, and a round corner tower at Spinozastraße 5 in Hannover. This three-story residential building combines sandstone and timber-frame construction in its design.

Built in 1909 by architect Arthur Heinrichs for mining industry manager Reinhard Effertz, the villa became the city of Hannover's property in 1930. Early 1990s renovation work substantially renewed the structure and reconfigured the attic space to reach seven meters in height.

The building displays neo-Romanesque features with medieval castle influences, seen in its sandstone construction and pronounced half-timbered facades across three floors.

The building sits easily accessible on Spinozastraße in the Buchholz-Kleefeld neighborhood and can be viewed from the street. Visitors can observe the facade and architectural details from the roadside.

In 1945 the villa served as a transition home for former concentration camp prisoners and hosted the first Jewish service after the fall of the Nazi regime. This period shows how the building took on a new and important role in the city's post-war history.