Ottilie von Hansemann House, Heritage monument in Charlottenburg, Germany.
The Ottilie von Hansemann House is a Neoclassical residential building in Charlottenburg with an ornate facade and formal entrance designed to face Otto-Suhr-Allee. The structure now contains multiple apartments and serves as a residential landmark within the neighborhood.
The Victoria-Lyceum association, founded in 1869 by Georgiana Archer under Princess Victoria's patronage, bought the site in 1910 and demolished the 1880s Villa Simon. Architect Emilie Winkelmann designed the new building, erected 1914–1915 with Ottilie von Hansemann's 200,000-mark donation. In 1919 the city of Charlottenburg took ownership; after 1945 it briefly served as an emergency hospital and old people's home, and only after 1972 did it become offices, converted to housing by the end of 2016.
The building carries Ottilie von Hansemann's name, carved on the beam above the columns, because her 200,000-mark donation funded the purchase and construction of the Victoria-Lyzeum. The theatre hall on the ground floor of the right wing seated 200 to 300 people and hosted the Tribüne theatre from 1919, with Marlene Dietrich, Rudolf Platte and later Hildegard Knef appearing on its stage.
The location benefits from good public transportation connections and nearby urban services in the Charlottenburg district. Since the building is now private residential housing, visitors can view it from the street and appreciate the exterior design.
The stage hall on the right wing seated 200 to 300 people and hosted the Tribüne theatre from 1919, with Marlene Dietrich, Rudolf Platte and later Hildegard Knef appearing there. Reopened on 1 June 1945 on the orders of Soviet city commander Nikolai Bersarin, it had survived the war undamaged.
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