Petschek Villa
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The Petschek Villa (Czech: Vila Otto Petschka) is a palatial home built by Otto Petschek in the early 1920s in Prague. Since 1945 it has been the residence of the United States Ambassadors first to Czechoslovakia, and subsequently, to the Czech Republic.
History
The house was built by Otto Petschek, a member of a German-speaking, Jewish family, with financial interests in coal mines and banking.[1] The Petschek family departed Prague in 1938, fearing conquest by Nazi Germany. They immigrated to the United States.[1]
During the
In 1945 Laurence Steinhardt, American Ambassador, leased the Residence from the Czechoslovak Ministry of National Defense and it became the American Ambassadorial Residence.[1] In 1948, the American government purchased the Villa, and the adjacent buildings now used as the Deputy Chief of Mission's house, and the Staff-house for $1,570,000.[1]
Architecture
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The Villa was designed by architect Max Spielmann and built by the Matěj Blecha construction company between 1924 and 1930.[2]
The Last Palace
In 2018,
See also
External links
- Ambassador’s Residence U.S. Embassy in The Czech Republic
- Background and Context in: Villa Petschek - A Virtual Tour|
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Ambassador's Residence". cz.usembassy.gov. United States Embassy in the Czech Republic. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Otto Petschek's Residence | Exhibition". americkecentrum.cz. American Center, U.S. Embassy Prague. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- Washington Post. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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