Imagine inheriting a brewery as a wedding gift. That’s precisely how the story of Schloss am Sund began.
This building before you at Gerhart-Hauptmann-Straße 5 is the Schloss am Sund. It is a building dating back to 1877 in the Hanseatic city of Stralsund.
Eugen Diekelmann, a shipowner and merchant, had it built in 1877. It was a dowry for his second daughter’s marriage to P. von Richter.
The building was designed in the style of castle romanticism. Back then, the address was Strandstraße. It served as a brewery. The brewery included the brewery building itself. Also, it had a residential building, an office, and a beer garden called “Schlossgarten”.
The “Schlossbrauerei” started operating on May 27, 1878. The “Stralsundische Zeitung” reported on the opening festivities on May 30, 1878. The newspaper wrote about gentlemen from various professions invited by the owner to inspect the brewery. They enjoyed a buffet with cold dishes and toured the factory rooms. The report mentioned the beer tasted excellent.
In 1885, the brewery changed owners. It then operated under the name “Meyer & Weidemann”. By 1906, the Stralsund breweries “Bellevue-Brauerei”, “Brauerei Volksgarten”, and “Schlossbrauerei” merged to form “Hansa-Brauerei”.
Albert Wertheim bought the building in 1914. On March 19, 1914, he requested to convert it into a residential building. The construction costs amounted to 35,000 Marks. The building authority approved the request on April 27, 1914. Wertheim then sold the building to a primary school teacher named Paul Becker.
The factory chimneys were torn down. The building was converted for residential purposes. The first tenants moved in during the spring of 1915. Among them was the Stralsund painter Elisabeth Büchsel.
In the 1990s, a real estate company from Berlin acquired the building. But it fell into disrepair. Only after the building was bought back, another investor renovated it.
Now, the Schloss am Sund stands as a testament to Stralsund’s rich history. From brewery to apartments, it has transformed over the years. It is a reminder of the city’s commercial past and its vibrant cultural scene.