Ernst-Grote-Haus, Cultural heritage building in Mitte district, Hannover, Germany

The Ernst-Grote-Haus is a three-storey brick building with stone framing, built on an L-shaped plan and topped by a tall roof with a six-step gable. Its large windows and narrow gable bands show New Building influence, while the arched portal carries the founder's family coat of arms and two life-sized merchant figures carved in 1935.

Architect Adolf Springer designed the building in 1935 as an office house for the Ernst Grote coffee trading company. War damage led to restoration in 1949, after which it became a permanent part of the city's streetscape.

The portal's relief shows the founder's family coat of arms, flanked by two life-sized merchant figures carved by Berthold Stölzer in 1935. The sculptor Friedrich Buhmann cut the carved brackets and infill boards on the wooden beams, first executed in 1935. After wartime damage, Ludwig Vierthaler recreated the stone portal from Stölzer's model, adding the scales, the ship and the dates 1873, 1936 and 1946.

The building sits on Breite Street and is easy to reach on foot by following the red walking line that connects major sites in the city. The location invites leisurely strolls where you can take in the facade details at your own pace.

A plaque on the facade marks the location of the former Inner Aegidien Gate, which once stood here as part of the medieval city fortifications. This gateway was demolished in 1748 and survives now only through this commemorative marking.