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Goerke Haus
A National Monument bringing historic Lüderitz to life, opening soon.
Standing on Diamond Hill above the rooftops of Lüderitz, Goerke Haus is one of the most recognised buildings on Namibia's southern coast. Built between October 1909 and September 1910 for Hans Goerke, a colonial provisions inspector who made his fortune in the years after diamonds were discovered nearby, the house offers guests a rare kind of stay: three suites, a butler, and an entire villa taken by one party at a time.
With its Art Nouveau architecture, stained glass and hand-stencilled friezes, Goerke Haus is more than a place to stay — it stands alongside the Felsenkirche as one of the two landmarks that define this hill.
A national monument since 1975, the house forms part of Lüderitz's collection of colonial-era buildings, where German architectural tradition meets the edge of the Atlantic.
Lüderitz, below the hill
More than a century later, Goerke Haus still looks out over the town its first owner helped build — shaped by the diamond rush of 1908, by railway lines laid through the desert, and by the traders and prospectors who settled here.
The house was attributed to architect Otto Ertl and built as a two-storey residence with a tower room and a cellar cut into the rock. Its position on Diamantberg, beside the Felsenkirche, has made it one of the defining landmarks of the town's skyline for over a hundred years.
Goerke Haus places guests within this history — three suites, private dining, and the whole of Lüderitz laid out below.
Every stay begins the same way: the villa, entirely yours, and the town waiting outside.
Location
Goerke Haus sits on Diamantberg, above the historic streets of Lüderitz, with the Felsenkirche as its nearest neighbour.
From this vantage point, guests can walk down into the town's colonial streets and museums, or travel further to Kolmanskop, Diaz Point, and the boat trips that leave the harbour in search of penguins, seals and dolphins.
Lüderitz holds a striking contrast of landscape and history — and Goerke Haus offers a private base, high above it all, from which to take it in.
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