House end

Haus Ende is an industrialist's villa in the Ostend district of the Westphalian city of Herdecke .

Building history

The property, built in the style of a baroque mansion around 1911 by Bachmann and Pinno for councilor Robert Müser , was designed entirely for representation and celebrations. The visitor entered the building through an anteroom and stood in an impressive hall dominated by a nearly five meter chimney , which was followed by several smaller rooms and the library. Behind it there was an apartment for the owner and several guest rooms. The house was then mainly used as a venue for parties, of which the staunch bachelor Müser was only able to organize a few.

Under Albert Vögler

Albert Vögler acquired the house in 1919. Vögler was a close confidante of the industrialist Hugo Stinnes and soon became general director of the United Steel Works . That is why the house in Ende is nicknamed Villa Vögler . Since he was hoping to get orders for his steelworks from this, he supported Adolf Hitler in the election campaign before 1933 and invited him to his home several times. The remote and at the same time impressive property served him as an ideal starting point to represent the power and influence of the Ruhr industry. When the dictator no longer felt too safe with him at the beginning of the war, Vögler spared no expense or effort to build a huge bunker and to install extensive security measures to protect his villa. Vögler made a career in the Nazi state and was given a leading position in armaments. Vögler himself was never a member of the NSDAP, but nevertheless committed suicide shortly before the end of the war in 1945 in order to avoid being captured by the victorious powers.

Use after the war

The house on Ostendener Weg passed to the American military administration , which finally handed it over to the city of Herdecke with the stipulation that the house would henceforth be used for social purposes. The house was initially used as a children's home, then a training home for nurses was set up. The Arbeiterwohlfahrt later bought it , which in 1981 finally rented it to the Federal Office for Civilian Service , which installed a civilian service school there.

Over the years, several outbuildings were built in the park surrounding the building, which are mainly used as sleeping quarters and teaching buildings for those doing community service. The listed house, which is surrounded by an old park, is still in good condition. The splendidly decorated rooms have been restored, only the park has grown over the course of time. The bunker is locked.

The building is now used as the Herdecke Education Center of the Federal Office for Family and Civil Society Tasks . It informs who has committed to the federal voluntary service .

literature

Gerhard Brune: Haus Ende: American country house and French castle. - Article in: Herdecker Blätter, Issue 1 (May 1992), pages 7-9
Wolfgang Kessler: Every work is there for people and is created and carried by people - Albert Vögler, a citizen of Herdeck for a long time. - Article in: Herdecker Blätter, Issue 10 (November 1996), pages 23-33

Web links

Commons : house end - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

^ Haus Ende is waiting for volunteers , article from June 30, 2011 on DerWesten .de

51.422777777778 7.4446805555556Coordinates: 51 ° 25 ′ 22 ″ N , 7 ° 26 ′ 40.9 ″ E

[1] Haus Ende is waiting for volunteers , article from June 30, 2011 on DerWesten .de