Wohn- und Geschäftshaus Mendelssohn, Architectural heritage monument in Berlin-Mitte, Germany.
The Mendelssohn building is a five-story structure with a facade of light Seeberg sandstone and neoclassical features such as columns. At its core sits a spacious square counter hall with marble flooring that extends through the two main floors, surrounded by office spaces.
The Mendelssohn family acquired the Jägerstraße 51 property in 1839 through Joseph Mendelssohn. In 1890 the bank built a counter hall with brick vaults and granite columns, soon converted into a carriage house. After the Nazis liquidated the bank in 1938, the property was sold in 1939 to the Reich Finance Ministry. Architect Max Taut rebuilt it in May 1948 for DEFA and the film administration; in the GDR era it also served as a garage and workshop and was raised by two floors.
The Mendelssohn-Remise is run by the Mendelssohn-Gesellschaft, which shows the permanent exhibition "Die Mendelssohns in der Jägerstraße" on the family's bank and bankers, with a section titled "Die Religion der Mendelssohns". The Geschwister-Mendelssohn-Medaille is awarded here each year by the Chorverband Berlin and the Mendelssohn-Gesellschaft, and since September 2013 the MendelssohnKammerChor Berlin has given first performances of compositions from the Mendelssohn family in the building.
The Mendelssohn-Remise stands at Jägerstraße 51 in Berlin-Mitte, a short walk from Friedrichstraße station and the Gendarmenmarkt. The building is run by the Mendelssohn-Gesellschaft and houses a permanent exhibition, so visitors should check opening times before coming. Bronze busts of Fanny Hensel and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, placed in front in March 2015, can be seen from the street at any time.
The internal staircase connects the two main floors and shows the care taken in designing the building for its dual use as residence and workplace. This particular arrangement allowed bank staff and the banker's family to live and work under the same roof.
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