... a historic fortification, ... is also depicted on the coat of arms of the city of Swakopmund. It was built in 1905 and 1906, during the time of German South West Africa, to house the workers of the 2nd Imperial Railway Construction Company. They built the jetty. Soldiers of the Schutztruppe were then housed here. The building served as a school until 1993 and has been a youth hostel since then. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alte_Kaserne_(Swakopmund)