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Drawing of the facade from 1947 current facade of the house
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Picture on the left: Drawing of the facade of the house at Elisenstraße 3, 1947. © NS-Documentation Centre of the City of Cologne
Picture on the right: © Joshua Esters / LVR-Zentrum für Medien und Bildung

Elisenstraße

Elisenstraße 3, 50667 Köln

In the early 20th century, many doctors and lawyers and their families lived and worked in Elisenstrasse, around the corner from EL-DE House. One of them was the Moses family, who lived there until 1936, and had consulting rooms, in Elisenstrasse 3 and 9. The central location provided excellent conditions for a flourishing professional, cultural and social life.

The drawing shows the façade of Elisenstrasse 3 in 1947. The building was hardly damaged in World War II, but today there is little to remind one of its original appearance. Typical features like the stucco decorations and oriel windows were removed in 1950.