Bremen-Mitte in Mitte, Germany — Central Europe

Geschäftshaus
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Business and Office Building

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 18, 2025

1. Geschäftshaus / Business and Office Building Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Geschäfts- und Kontorhaus 1913 von den Bremer Architekten Heinrich W. Behrens und Friedrich Neumark für das Seidenhaus Koopmann erbaut. Die Monumentalität des Gebäudes mit neobarocken Gestaltungselementen zeugt von dem damaligen Wunsch nach Repräsentation.

Business and office building built in 1913 by the Bremen architects Heinrich W. Behrens and Friedrich Neumark for the Seidenhaus Koopmann. The monumental structure with neo-baroque features is evidence of the desire at the time for representative buildings.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Bremen Red Key series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.

Location. 53° 4.701′ N, 8° 48.502′ E. Marker is in Bremen, in Mitte. It is in Bremen-Mitte. It is at the intersection of Sögestraße and Knochenhauerstrasse, on the right when traveling south on Sögestraße. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Sögestraße 62, Bremen 28195, Germany. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

Central Europe,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire

and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker

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: Die Sögestrasse / “Sow” Street (a few steps from this marker); Ronning-Haus (within shouting distance of this marker); Geschäftshaus / Commercial Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Salomon Kelman (within shouting distance of this marker); Dörrbecker Haus (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Wilhelm Kaisen (about 120 meters away); Lehrgebäude / Instructional Building (about 120 meters away); Hotel am Hillmanplatz (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bremen.

Also see . . . Seidenhaus Koopmann (Bremen) (Wikipedia, in German). Excerpt (in translation):

The Koopmann Silk Shop in Bremen was originally opened in 1899 as a branch of the store that had already been opened in Hanover in 1889 by the textile merchant Eduard Koopmann at Georgstraße 14.

The new commercial building for the Koopmann Silk Shop in Bremen was built from 1910 to 1911 according to plans by the architects Heinrich Wilhelm Behrens and Friedrich Neumark. The massive, six-story building with a penthouse and hipped roof, as an eclectic structure, features various stylistic elements such as the neoclassical Ionic column row on the fifth floor and the neo-Romanesque arched windows. The façade structure, with the shop floor, the three differently grouped middle floors, the fifth floor separated from them, and the penthouse,
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 18, 2025

2. Geschäftshaus / Business and Office Building and Marker
is highly differentiated, at times even restless. The building survived the Second World War almost unscathed.

The building was built by merchant Siegfried Meyer († 1935), owner of the Seidenhaus Koopmann clothing store. Meyer was also head of the Israelite community in Bremen from 1916 to 1924. His business filed for bankruptcy in 1931.

(Submitted on May 19, 2025.)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 86 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 19, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.

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Geschäftshaus
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Business and Office Building