Regierungsvierte in Berlin in Mitte, Germany — Northeast German Plain (The European Plain)

Wilhelmstraße 75

— Geschichtsmeile Wilhelmstraße —

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 3, 2025

1. Wilhelmstraße 75 Marker

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1738 bezog Ober-Bau-Direktor Johann Carl Stolze hier sein neues, zweigeschossiges Palais. Dieses wurde 1795 an den Königlichen Hofbuchdrucker Georg Jakob Decker verkauft, der dort bereits seit längerem eine Druckerei betrieb. Im Garten errichtete Deckers Sohn eine Villa, die der Familie als Wohnhaus diente. 1866 mietete das benachbarte Auswärtige Amt aufgrund seines ständig wachsenden Platzbedarfs in der oberen Etage des Vorderhauses Buroräume an. Elf Jahre später erwarb der Staat das Gebäude, das von 1882 an vollständig vom Auswärtigen Amt genutzt wurde. Seither wurden Pferdewagen für den Aktentransport zwischen beiden Gebäuden eingesetzt. Die von Decker im Garten errichtete Villa diente ab 1878 zunächst dem ersten Leiter der Reichskanzlei, Christoph von Tiedemann, als Dienstwohnung.

Nach 1881 war das Haus Wohnsitz des jeweiligen Staatssekretärs des Auswärtigen Amtes, seit 1919 der jeweiligen Außenminister. Als letzter nutzte Konstantin von Neurath die Villa, die 1938 im Zuge der Bauarbeiten für die Neue Reichskanzlei abgerissen wurde.

Während des Zweiten Weltkrieges wurde das Gebäude schwer

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beschädigt und 1950 komplett abgerissen. Das in Mauernähe liegende Grundstück blieb zunächst unbebaut. In den 1980er Jahren errichtete die DDR hochwertige Plattenbauten.

In 1738, Chief Building Director Johann Carl Stolze moved into his new two-storey mansion here. In 1795 it was sold to the royal court book printer, Georg Jakob Decker, who had operated a printing press here for some time. Decker's son built a villa in the garden for the family to live in. In 1866 the Foreign Ministry next door, which constantly needed more space, rented offices on the upper floor of the front building. The state purchased the building eleven years later and the Foreign Ministry took it over entirely in 1882. Horse-drawn carts were used to carry files between the two adjacent ministry buildings.

The villa that Decker built in the garden was used as a government apartment from 1878 by the first head of the Reich Chancellery, Christoph von Tiedemann. After 1881 it was the official residence of the secretary of state at the Foreign Ministry, who held the title of foreign secretary after 1919. The villa's last resident was Konstantin von Neurath.

Wilhelmstraße 75 Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 3, 2025

2. Wilhelmstraße 75 Marker - wide view

It was demolished in 1938 during the construction of the New Reich Chancellery.

The mansion was badly damaged during the Second World War and completely demolished in 1950. Close to the Berlin Wall, the site remained vacant until the 1980s, when the East Germans built quality prefab high-rise blocks here.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1738.

Location. 52° 30.784′ N, 13° 22.943′ E. Marker is in Berlin, in Mitte. It is in Regierungsvierte. It is on Wilhelmstraße, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Wilhelmstraße 86, Berlin 10117, 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 Holy Roman Empire,

the former East Germany,

and at the Berlin Wall.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Wilhelmstraße 63 (a few steps from this marker); Herbert Gollnow (within

Marker photo: The Foreign Ministry Building at Wilhelmstraße 75 image. Click for full size.

courtesy Landesarchiv Berlin, 1910

3. Marker photo: The Foreign Ministry Building at Wilhelmstraße 75

shouting distance of this marker); Fritz Henkel (within shouting distance of this marker); Albrecht Graf von Bernstorff (within shouting distance of this marker); Rudolf von Scheliha (within shouting distance of this marker); Hans Bernd von Haefen (within shouting distance of this marker); Ilse Stöbe (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. Herbert Mumm von Schwarzenstein (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Berlin.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 3, 2026, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 69 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 3, 2026, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.