Kruse-Speicher, Warehouse in Wismar, Germany

Kruse-Speicher is a seven-story brick warehouse located at Wismar's Old Harbor, constructed with expansive storage spaces inside. The building was later converted to hold holiday apartments, retail shops, and a cafeteria on its ground level.

The structure was built in 1940 as a grain storage facility and formed part of a series of warehouses lining the harbor. It underwent restoration over the years and received UNESCO protection in 2002 as part of Wismar's old town district.

The building's name reflects its merchant owner whose family had deep roots in Wismar's trading community. Today its red brick facade marks the harbor landscape and visitors recognize it as a defining feature of the maritime old town.

The building stands out clearly from the waterfront and the ground-floor level with the cafe is open to visitors. The site sits centrally in the old town and is easily reached on foot, with its proximity to the water creating a pleasant setting.

The Kruse-Speicher was built for Hamburg grain merchant Peter Kruse and finished in 1940 to a design by architect F. Wucherpfennig. It is the youngest of the harbor silos, following the Löwe-Speicher of 1935 and the Ohlerich-Speicher of 1938. Since 2017 the UNESCO advisory board has approved opening the closed brick facade with windows, some with small balconies, for 39 holiday apartments.