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Fidushaus

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Fidushaus

Located in Woltersdorf near Berlin, Fidushaus was once home of the Jugendstil artist Fidus (Hugo Reinhold Karl Johann Höppener). Today it is a national treasure.

The situation for Fidushaus today is not a good one. There have been several attempts at restoring it and making it into a museum, none of which have been successful. Though the condition of the house was restored at a price of 1.6 million marks.[1]

The building was declared a national monument. There has been some concern about the house attracting Far-Right tourist attention due to Fidus' enrollment in the Nazi Party at one point. Fidushaus has a sophisticated skylight arrangement on its roof. Many artists at one time lived in the area of the house, forming a colony.[2]

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  1. ^ "Das Fidus-Haus in Woltersdorf bleibt vorerst geschlossen - weil 60 000 Mark fehlen: Ohne Parkplatz kein Museum".
  2. ^ http://www.colportage.de/kunst/fidus-die-heimst%C3%A4tte-eines-jugendstil-meisters.html
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