Prinz-Georg-Strasse 94–98, Benedikt-Schmittmann-Strasse 4

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The buildings at Prinz-Georg-Strasse 94-98, Benedikt-Schmittmann-Strasse 4 in Düsseldorf-Pempelfort were built from 1910 to 1912 based on designs by Peter Holz. One of the first residents was the history painter Fritz Neuhaus . In 1938, connections between the houses were created on the floors and prison cells in the basement. In 1938, according to the files, the buildings were bought by the Reichsführer SS and Chief of the German Police in the Reich Ministry of the Interior to house the Gestapo . The state police headquarters in Düsseldorf moved into the building in March 1939. Here they conducted mass interrogations and abuse of persecuted people. One example of this is the arrest and kidnapping of the social scientist Benedikt Schmittmann , who was later tortured to death in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. The city of Düsseldorf named the side street adjacent to the house after him.

On March 3, 1997 the building was listed as a historical monument. The Art Nouveau building is described as follows:

"The alternation of natural stone structure elements, different window formats, bay windows and gables as well as decorative elements of Art Nouveau create a picturesque structure of the large building block."

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Jörg Heimeshoff : Listed houses in Düsseldorf . Nobel, Essen 2001, ISBN 3-922785-68-9 , p. 203.
  2. ↑ Entry in the monument list of the state capital Düsseldorf at the Institute for Monument Protection and Preservation

literature

  • Hildegard Jakobs: Traces of Time in Düsseldorf 1930–1950. A city guide , Düsseldorf 2002.
  • Jörg Heimeshoff: Listed houses in Düsseldorf . Nobel, Essen 2001, ISBN 3-922785-68-9 , p. 203.

Coordinates: 51 ° 14 ′ 7 ″  N , 6 ° 47 ′ 17.3 ″  E