Didn’t this Meyer-Villa once house secrets of the state? This is the Meyer-Villa, a building with a story etched into its very walls. The Meyer-Villa is located at Augustusweg 100 in Radebeul. It stands as a testament to a fascinating period in German history.
Originally, this land was part of the Jägerberg vineyard. In 1895, it became part of the Bilz-Sanatorium. The Meyer-Villa enjoys protection as part of Radebeul’s historical vineyard landscape. The villa is also part of the Lößnitz conservation area.
Gerhard Meyer, a Radebeul entrepreneur and owner of Myraplast, purchased a section of the Jägerberg in the mid-1950s. He commissioned the Meyer-Villa as his family home in 1956/1957. Albert Patitz designed this traditional plastered building with a tiled roof. The Meyer-Villa stands as a rare example of a “GDR entrepreneur’s villa”. The expansive garden surrounding the villa is also a protected monument.
The Meyer-Villa’s architecture is traditional. It incorporates elements from the 1930s and the post-war “kidney table style”. Inside, the villa features high-quality woodwork crafted by Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau.
The plastered building spans five window axes. A hipped roof sits atop the villa. On the garden side, facing south, are three dormers. A curved terrace graces the left side. A curved flight of steps leads down to the garden. The property is enclosed by rubble stone masonry. An elaborate wrought-iron gate marks the entrance.
The Jägerberg vineyard dates back to the 16th century. Its name honors Sigmund Adolph von Zieglar. He was the Electorate of Saxony’s chief hunting master. He owned the vineyard in the early 17th century.
In 1826, Johann Heinrich Hantzsch, a Dresden wine merchant, became the owner. He replaced the 17th-century manor house with a neo-Gothic villa in 1844. Hantzsch created an English park. It featured an artificial ruin and a lookout tower. Friedrich Eduard Bilz, a natural health practitioner, acquired the property in 1895. In 1899, he integrated it into his Bilz-Sanatorium.
After Meyer’s expropriation in the 1960s, the property became an object of the Ministry for State Security. It was used by the Stasi. Today, the Meyer-Villa is once again privately owned.
For a time, VEB Horch und Guck was located here. Now, the current owners are looking to sell the property. The listed detached house villa sits on a stunning park-like property in Radebeul-Oberlößnitz. The living space measures 260 square meters. It includes eight rooms. The property spans almost 7,600 square meters.
Gerhard Meyer’s family lived in a villa in Dresden’s Comeniusstrasse before the war. That house was destroyed in the bombing of February 13, 1945. Meyer then built this villa in Radebeul.
The Meyer-Villa stands not just as a building. It is a symbol of resilience, ingenuity, and the complex history of this region. It connects the stories of entrepreneurs, healers, and even state security.