Hedwig-Rüdiger-Haus, Herbartstraße 14057 Berlin
Built 1924/25 Architect Otto Spalding for the 'Oberpostdirektion' as Singles Home for female civil servants employed by the Deutche Reichspost. The three buildings were named after Hedwig Rüdiger, the first chairperson of the 'Berliner Bezirksvereins der Reichspost und –telegraphenbeamtinnen' (Union for female post civil servants), also a social reforner and fighter for women's rights.
The buildings look rather older than being built in 1924 and when compared to the adjacent postbuildings ( www.flickr.com/photos/isarsteve/4671209378/ ), feel very drab. The building facing on to Dernburger Straße was destroyed in WW2 and not replaced, leaving space for a small green area. The buildings were known colloquially as the Drachenberg or Dragon's Castle due to it's facade, as well as it's all female residents.
Hedwig-Rüdiger-Haus, Herbartstraße 14057 Berlin
Built 1924/25 Architect Otto Spalding for the 'Oberpostdirektion' as Singles Home for female civil servants employed by the Deutche Reichspost. The three buildings were named after Hedwig Rüdiger, the first chairperson of the 'Berliner Bezirksvereins der Reichspost und –telegraphenbeamtinnen' (Union for female post civil servants), also a social reforner and fighter for women's rights.
The buildings look rather older than being built in 1924 and when compared to the adjacent postbuildings ( www.flickr.com/photos/isarsteve/4671209378/ ), feel very drab. The building facing on to Dernburger Straße was destroyed in WW2 and not replaced, leaving space for a small green area. The buildings were known colloquially as the Drachenberg or Dragon's Castle due to it's facade, as well as it's all female residents.