Haus Steineck
The house Steineck is a villa in Mehlem, a district of Bonn city district of Bad Godesberg, which was built in the late 19th century. It is located above the bank of the Rhine ( John Jay McCloy - shore ) on the Rüdigerstraße ( house number 82) corner of Ferry Road. The building stands with its facade as a historic listed building. From 1982 to 2008, the Villa is owned by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
History
The villa built in the late 19th century on the site of the former to the French period ( 1794-1815 ) existing Mehlemer Court, the exact construction data are unknown. When they first appeared in 1898 in the obtained construction documents, it was in the possession of the Cologne banker Raoul Stein ( Bankhaus JH Stein), who used it with his family as a summer home. The plan was a modification in which the villa extends about an axis, a square room added and the terrace was enlarged. Stylistically, makes the villa the picturesque French Renaissance attribute. After the First World War it housed first a sanatorium, in the era of National Socialism, it was used as a convalescent home a DAF organization called the work thanks. 1939, on the property added a residential building.
Belgian occupation forces confiscated and used the villa towards the end of the Second World War. After the end of the occupation, the country North Rhine- Westphalia was the new owner and let the villa under recovery of a mezzanine converted to 1951 for the ring of political youth for youth home (youth house Steineck ). In 1954 she was acquired by returnees Association and was the meeting of the Junge Union. The returnees association organizing here the discussion Mehlemer weeks, in 1965, he was here his policy statement ( " Mehlemer Program"). From 1971 to 1973 Experimental School East Carolina University was operated ( European Study Center ) in the property, even after it hosted a few years students of this university during their stay abroad in Europe.
1982 acquired the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia House Steineck to set the date also located in the Ruediger street in a recent villa residence of their message, the official residence of the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany here (→ List of diplomatic missions ). The building was located at that time in almost a state of disrepair, the facade had previously been declared a National Monument. 1983 started with the first building, in October of the year, however, there was due to settlement problems to a building freeze, which lasted until 1985. After completion of the renovation and restoration work at a cost of five million euros in late summer 1987, the Saudi Arabian ambassador was able to move the villa.
As part of the transfer of the government withdrew the Saudi Arabian embassy in 1999 to Berlin. Subsequently, the villa was empty and was left to decay. 2008 sold Saudi Arabia, the property with an area of 10,000 square meters to a private investor, who built 2012 and 2013, five residential buildings with 23 apartments and upmarket on the property over the years. The former belongs to the Ville residence building dating from 1939 and a swimming pool ( Architect: Dirk Denninger ) had been previously demolished.