Gollanczstraße

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Gollanczstraße

Gollanczstraße is a street in the affluent Frohnau area in the northwestern part of Berlin. It is characterized by several large mansion-like patrician villas from the 1920s, and several of the villas on the street are listed as cultural heritage sites by the state authorities. The street is located in one of the most expensive parts of Berlin. During the Cold War, the street was part of West Berlin.

The Ludwig Lesser Park is found to the east of the street, and the Poloplatz to the north.

Name

The street was formerly known as Speestraße (from before 1922 until 1935) in honour of Admiral Maximilian von Spee, Lodystraße (from 1935 until 1945/1955) in honour of the WWI era spy Carl Hans Lody and Edith-Cavell-Straße (1945–1955) in honour of the WWI era nurse Edith Cavell, although the latter name was ignored by West Berlin authorities as it had been imposed by the Allies, and the street remained listed as Lodystraße in the official street directory and the name Edith-Cavell-Straße was never formally recognised by West Berlin authorities. After a 10-year struggle over the street's name, the street was renamed Gollanczstraße by West Berlin authorities on 28 September 1955 in honour of Sir Victor Gollancz, a British publisher noted for his postwar humanitarian work for German civilians and for his promotion of friendship and reconciliation based on his internationalism and his ethic of brotherly love.

Cultural heritage sites

The following properties are listed as cultural heritage sites:

  • Gollanczstraße 3/5, double villa built 1929–30 and designed by Erich Taenzer[1]
  • Gollanczstraße 7, villa built 1929–30 and designed by Erich Taenzer[1]
  • Gollanczstraße 9, villa built 1929–30 and designed by Erich Taenzer[1]
  • Gollanczstraße 11, villa built 1928–29 and designed by Erich Taenzer[1]
  • Gollanczstraße 18/24, school built 1928–29 and designed by Fritz Beyer[2]
  • Gollanczstraße 32/38, garden landscaped 1937–38 by Hermann Mattern[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Denkmale in Berlin: Wohnhausgruppe Gollanczstraße, berlin.de
  2. ↑ Denkmale in Berlin: Viktor-Gollancz-Schule & Direktorenwohnhaus, berlin.de
  3. ↑ Denkmale in Berlin: Garten des Landhauses Kraney, berlin.de

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