Villa Ritter

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Villa Ritter
Villa Ritter

Villa Ritter

Data
place Kaiserslautern
architect Ludwig Levy
Architectural style New Renaissance, New Baroque
Construction year 1889-1890

The Villa Ritter was the seat of the district military replacement office in Kaiserslautern until the 2010s . The address of the building is Am Vogelgesang 44 .

History and description

The Villa Ritter is a manorial town house with two and a half storeys, which was built in the late 19th century, in the years 1888/1889, in the style of the neo-renaissance or neo- baroque . The Karlsruhe architect Ludwig Levy provided the plans . In 1909 a winter garden was added.

Past and current usage

The Villa Ritter was used by the Bundeswehr until the 2010s ; The district military replacement office was located in the premises. The building stood empty for a while, and has been a refugee accommodation since 2012. This type of use generated controversy among the population.

Web links

  • Postcard from the 19th or early 20th century

Individual evidence

  1. http://denkmallisten.gdke-rlp.de/Kaiserslautern.pdf
  2. https://www.baukultur-kaiserslautern.de/projekte/kreiswehr Ersatzamt /

Coordinates: 49 ° 27 '4.9 "  N , 7 ° 46" 19.4 "  E