Campus Emilie

The Emilie Barracks

The Emilie Barracks were built between 1901 and 1904 for the 55th Count Bülow von Dennewitz Infantry Regiment, by the Lippean master builder Paul Schuster, on an area of 41,207 sq. m. Altogether, five buildings and the outer wall were built in the standard imperial format, in red brick masonry. The original roof consisted of red roofing tiles. The original architectural style has remained almost unchanged.
During the 1930s and ‘40s, additional buildings were built inside and outside the barracks area. After the Second World War, a large part of the barracks was used by a transport unit of the British Army of the Rhine. Two buildings were used by the German Army.
Six buildings, a monument and the outer wall were already included in the monument list in 1988. The British and German military vacated the area in 1991-‘92. A part of the property with historical buildings was then purchased by the city of Detmold. That area and a new building added later now house the Bach School .
In September 1993, the report on the suitability of the area for use by the University of Applied Sciences was submitted. Initially, some 8800 sq. m. of the property were acquired from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in December 1994, including the historical blocks 1 and 3 (Department 3 and the Casino Lecture Building) and the major part of the outer wall. The rest of the area, with the Bülow Block, were purchased in December 1999.
On 24 January 1995, the planning order “Expansion of the former Emilie Barracks for the University of Applied Sciences, Detmold Branch” was issued by the Detmold State Construction Office.