The building on the corner of Mecklenburgstraße and Arsenalstraße, on the southern shore of the Pfaffenteich, catches the eye: a commercial and residential building with tower-like roof shapes characterizes the location and enlivens it equally. This was once the residence of the court architect Georg Adolph Demmler.
In 1840, when the southern and western shores of the Pfaffenteich were developed, expanding the old town into adjacent areas, Grand Duke Paul Friedrich gave his court architect Georg Adolph Demmler a lakeside plot as a gift. This gesture was a special recognition for the services the architect had rendered to the court. Tasked with the major construction project of the Arsenal as well, Demmler completed his residence, also designed as a commercial building, in 1842.
In terms of style, the residence of Court Architect Georg Adolph Demmler was built in the strategically prominent location on the southern shore of the Pfaffenteich and as part of the expansion of the royal city. With consideration for the prominent location of the new building and its distant impact, Demmler designed a representative structure, particularly characterized by its voluminous corner tower, which serves as a striking focal point. Demmler's historicizing neoclassical design language also found its echo in his residence. The considerable variety and arrangement of the different design elements mark the building as a representative bourgeois villa.
The plastered two-story timber-framed construction was built in an L-shape. Like many buildings in the Schwerin royal ensemble, it was built on stilts. The interior remains in its original state from the renovation phase in 1857. The floor plan layout has also remained unchanged. The historic doors are still intact. The staircase and the cast-iron staircase with elaborately decorated balusters also date back to the renovation period.
