I’m not sure of the etiquette of taking photos of buildings with such a sensitive history, but this was part of a self-guided walking tour on which more of in a later post. However, from 1 May 1920 to 5 October 1929 this was Adolf Hitler’s rented home in Munich, a small pair of rooms on the first floor where the recently demobilised army private developed into a political leader. The property, which was at Thierschstrasse 41, was a short walk from the beer halls and meeting rooms that allowed for the development of the party as well being close enough to be convenient and far enough to keep a low profile.
A now removed plaque (but which was located in between the two windows in the above photo) was placed here in 1936 to mark that it was where Hitler had lived for several years. Now, it has fallen back into a more anonymous building and the rooms in which he lived are now used for storage. After 1929, Hitler moved to Prinzregentenplatz into rather more decadent accommodation funded by the Nazi Party. This is another location that, if the war had gone differently, would likely be a museum. Fortunately, it’s now an unmarked property.