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Villa Gehben

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Villa Gehben

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Location: Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony, Germany

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Dirk Schwarzer

May 1, 2022

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Altenbruch was first mentioned in 1280. The district had 2588 inhabitants in 1910, shortly after the villa was built, and today (2018) has 3760 inhabitants.

The two-storey representative historicizing plastered …

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March 16, 2026

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🏰✨ The villa was built by Ernst Gehben, who emigrated to America as a penniless boy in the mid-19th century. There he made a career for himself and returned to his homeland as a wealthy man to create this magnificent retirement home.

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March 16, 2026

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🏰✨ The “Yards-Meter Measurement Curiosity”: A famous legend claims that a misunderstanding occurred during construction: Architect Achmet Steinmetz interpreted the American units of measurement in the building plans as meters instead of yards. The result? The villa became significantly larger and more imposing than Ernst Gehben had originally planned.

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