Villas in Berlin-Lichterfelde-West, Residential architectural ensemble in Lichterfelde West, Berlin, Germany.

The Villenkolonie Lichterfelde, planned from 1865 by Hamburg businessman Johann Anton Wilhelm von Carstenn, is one of Berlin's oldest villa quarters. Its streets follow Carstenn's geometric plan of axes and small squares, lined with detached villas in historicist styles: neo-Gothic and half-timbered forms dominate, with some Neo-Renaissance and Jugendstil houses. Typical features are a raised ground floor (Beletage), a coach house in the yard, and turrets on villas at squares and crossroads.

Johann Anton Wilhelm von Carstenn bought the indebted Lichterfelde and Giesensdorf estates in 1865 and planned one of the first villa colonies in the German Empire. The 1868 opening of Lichterfelde station on the Berlin–Halle line and the 1884 Schiller-Gymnasium supported growth. The Rathaus was built 1892–1894. After 1918 the colony became known as "Witwenfelde" for its wealthy war widows; after 1945 large villas were divided into flats.

Carstenn named his settlement after the Lichterfelde and Giesensdorf estates he bought in 1865, and advertised it in brochures as "one of the most beautiful villa places in the German Reich". The shopping quarter he planned around the Drakestraße was planted with tropical and subtropical trees imported from the young overseas colonies, which did not survive the Berlin climate. After 1945 many villas were divided into flats.

The area is best explored on foot, with tree-lined streets and cobblestone pathways providing a pleasant walking experience throughout the neighborhood. The S1 train line stops at Lichterfelde West station and offers direct connections to central Berlin.

The Drakestrasse was planted with tropical and subtropical trees imported from Germany's young overseas colonies, a nod to the era's enthusiasm for all things exotic; the plants did not survive Berlin's climate for long. Carstenn advertised his colony in brochures as "one of the most beautiful villa districts in the German Reich".