Villa Looß am Fennpfuhl, Protected architectural monument in Fennpfuhl, Berlin, Germany.
Villa Looß is a two-storey villa built in 1896 on Karl-Lade-Straße 79, at the edge of Fennpfuhlpark. Its main axis runs west-east, slightly turned north to follow the former Roederstraße. The architect is unknown; the facade is now painted white and dark red, and a small cobblestone mosaic with the old Lichtenberg coat of arms lies on the approach path.
The mansion was built in 1896 for Gustav Adolph Schultz, a prominent imperial court gardener, and was used as Soviet military storage after World War II. The changes in ownership and use shaped how the structure evolved over time.
The house was long known as Schultzsches Haus, after its builder, and housed not only the gardener's family but also a coachman and a head gardener named Struck. Since 2007 it has served as a neighbourhood meeting place and café-restaurant called Altes Standesamt, and weddings have been held here again since February 2008.
The villa stands at Karl-Lade-Straße 79, on the edge of Fennpfuhlpark, with a small access road and parking area; the main street is otherwise served only by tram, and two S-Bahn stations are nearby. The building is used as a café-restaurant and family celebration venue, and civil weddings have been held here again since February 2008.
The villa's small half-timbered tower was shot away by Soviet troops advancing from Marzahn at the end of World War II; a simple vaulted emergency roof replaced it. From 1972 to 1984 the building housed the state construction management for the entire new Fennpfuhl housing estate.
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