Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany — Central Europe

Gutleutkaserne / Gutleut Barracks

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, September 1, 2022

1. Gutleutkaserne / Gutleut Barracks Marker

Inscription.
1877-1879
Preußische Infanteriekaserne
Prussian infantry barracks

Königlich-preußische Baumeister F. Bruhn und A.C. Zacharias
Royal Prussian Master Builders F. Bruhn and A.C. Zacharias

Langgestreckter Klinkerbau durch Portalrisalit und Ecktürme rhythmisiert mit neoromanischem Versammlungs- und Betsaal
Elongated clinker brick building with a series of corner towers and a projecting portal Central Neo-Romanesque assembly and prayer hall

1979-1980
Abbruch der rückwärtigen Kasernenbauten für den Neubau des Behördenzentrums
Rear barracks demolished to make way for a new local authority administration building

1981-1990
Sanierung und Umbau des Kopfbaus zu einem Verwaltungsgebäude
Front building restored and converted into an administration building

Erected by Denkmalamt Frankfurt am Main.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 50° 6.153′ N, 8° 39.662′ E. Marker is in Frankfurt am Main, Hessen (Hesse). Marker is on Gutleutstraße, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Gutleutstraße 112-116, Frankfurt am Main HE 60327, Germany. Touch for directions.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Prüfamt E-Werk / Power Station (within shouting distance of this marker); Die Industriegewerkschaft Chemie-Papier-Keramik / The Chemical-Paper-Ceramics Industrial Union (approx. half a kilometer away); Oskar Schindler (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Hauptbahnhof - Main Station (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Das Neue Theater/ The New Theatre (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); First Euro Coins (approx. one kilometer away); Das Waisen-Karussel / The Orphan Carousel (approx. 1.1 kilometers away); Städtische Bühnen / Municipal Theatre Company - Memorial for Victims of the Nazis (approx. 1.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Frankfurt am Main.

Also see . . .
1. U.S. Army Installations - Frankfurt (US Army in Germany). Contains a number of post-war photos of the barracks from the period when they were under US administration. (Submitted on January 2, 2023.)

2. Gutleut Barracks Frankfurt 1944/45: Regional Security Battalion 604 (YouTube, 5 min.). “ In the last years of World War II, the Wehrmacht regional security bataillon 604 (Landesschützenbataillon 604) was stationed at Gutleut Barracks in Frankfurt. After 1945 that "Kaserne" was used by the US Army. In 1984 a former private of LSB 604 visited his old barracks and remembered his last mission against infantry of the US 5th infantry division near the Rhine-Main-Airport. The recording of the interview

Gutleutkaserne / Gutleut Barracks Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, September 1, 2022

2. Gutleutkaserne / Gutleut Barracks Marker - wide view

took place in 1984.” (Submitted on January 2, 2023.)

Gutleutkaserne / Gutleut Barracks image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, September 1, 2022

3. Gutleutkaserne / Gutleut Barracks

Credits. This page was last revised on January 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 349 times since then and 117 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 1, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.