Pfeilshof, Historic estate in Sasel, Hamburg, Germany.
Pfeilshof is a listed estate (Gutshof) in the Sasel district of Hamburg, laid out around 1880 at the edge of the village. Its land originally covered about 88 hectares; today the preserved estate buildings stand among the allotment gardens of the Pfeilshof small-garden association.
The estate was built around 1880 at the edge of Sasel village and was originally a substantial rural property. In the 20th century, its use shifted as new residents arrived and portions of the land took on different purposes.
The merchant Lilli Blessmann lived at Pfeilshof with her husband Karl; after their divorce in July 1954, her partner Freddy Quinn moved in. Quinn, a singer and actor, is the subject of Elmar Kraushaar's book "Freddy Quinn – Ein unwahrscheinliches Leben".
The estate lies in Sasel, in Hamburg's northeast, near the Alster and the Sasel suburban railway station. The street Am Pfeilshof runs through the former estate grounds, where the allotment plots of the Kleingartenverein Pfeilshof are laid out. The listed farm buildings stand at the edge of the old village centre.
Since 1933, the grounds have hosted community gardens that grew from a local initiative and continue today under the Pfeilshof Garden Association name. These gardens became a gathering place for neighbors and nearby residents.
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