Residence Bleichröder

In 1908, the neo-baroque villa and the coach house were built by Hans von Bleichröder as the summer residence of the Jewish Bleichröder banking family.

Bank Bleichröder, known as the first address for the issue of government bonds in 1860, was managed by Gerson von Bleichröder. With the Kölner Bankhaus Sal. Oppenheim, he financed railroad lines and industry. He achieved world renown by financing Russian companies and the Russian state budget. He also supported the German monarchy and the German Reich financially. As the richest man in Prussia and one of the richest men in the world, Gerson von Bleichröder had an enormous influence on the economic development of Heringsdorf and the entire island of Usedom.

The anti-Semitism of the Nazi regime led to the Jewish owners of the residence being ousted and the building being used as a maternity home by the National Socialist People's Welfare (NSV).