Holzhausenschlösschen

The path to the Holzhausenschlösschen leads across the water. This is because it surrounds the baroque pleasure palace on all sides. The Frankfurt Holzhausen family had it built in the 1720s. At that time, it was located on the land of their estate; today, 200 years later, it belongs to Frankfurt's Nordend district and is surrounded by the green Holzhausenpark. The Holzhausen family has been one of the most influential and wealthiest in the city since the Middle Ages, and their last male descendant Adolph von Holzhausen bequeathed Frankfurt the Holzhausen Palace as well as his collection of art and books.
Architect Ernst May planned the New Frankfurt here from 1912, and the Museum of Prehistory and Early History later moved in. After years of vacancy, the Frankfurt Community Foundation was founded, which is based in the castle and had it extensively renovated in the 2010s. For many, the biggest gain of the project: an elegant chamber music hall with excellent acoustics. Not only classical music is played here, but also jazz at "Ella & Louis" - probably Frankfurt's most sophisticated jazz venue.