Gorch-Fock-Haus, Cultural heritage building near Marineschule Mürwik, Flensburg, Germany.
The Gorch-Fock-Haus is a small building erected in 1908 near the gatehouse of the Mürwik Naval Academy. Its architect was Adalbert Kelm, who also drew the plans for the surrounding structures. The west and south sides are marked by similar pilaster gables, and the L-shaped plan gives the saddle roof a partly hipped form. The main entrance on the south side has two columns, a canopy and a short flight of steps.
The structure was built in 1908 by architect Adalbert Kelm and initially served as a radio station for the Naval Academy. In 1933 it was converted into a villa and subsequently took on different institutional roles.
The house is used as offices by the Protestant military chaplaincy, whose dean also has the small chapel of the naval academy at his disposal and is involved in community work at the Christuskirche. Protestant and Catholic chaplains of the school also take part in its ethics lessons.
The building is located within the Marineschule Mürwik grounds and forms part of a larger military complex dedicated to naval education. Visitors should expect limited public access and should check availability beforehand before planning a visit.
The figurehead in front of the house is a copy of the one on the school ship Gorch Fock; the Marine-Offiziers-Vereinigung gave it to the naval school on 31 May 1989. A ship's bell in the entrance hall of the main school building and a Gorch-Fock-Übungsmast north of it also commemorate the ship.
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