My famous grandfather, Fritz Schaper, realized, as he was approaching the age of 50 that he needed a work space that was larger than anything he could reasonably rent. He was also beginning to think that he would like to have a close family around him. One of his good friends was the architect Kayser and he built a house for Fritz that would meet both requirements. This villa in the Tiergarten district of Berlin stood as a remarkable edifice for almost 60 years before falling victim to a bomb at the end of World War II. In 1973 the Französische Gymnasium moved into its ne location on the grounds where the Schaper house once stood. I was a student of the Französische Gymnasium in its former location at the Reichstags Ufer in Berlin. This coincidence led me to believe that it was worthwhile to write a Biography of the House and thus create a memento of the building where the Schaper family was raised through the turbulent first half of the 20th century. This biography can be found in the Memorabilia tab:
Biography of a House in Berlin
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