Ende Manor

Albert Vögler acquired the house in 1919. Vögler was a close confidant of industrialist Hugo Stinnes and soon became general director of the Vereinigte Stahlwerke (United Steelworks). Therefore, Haus Ende also bears the nickname Villa Vögler. Hoping for orders for his steelworks, he supported Adolf Hitler in his election campaign even before 1933 and invited him several times to his home. The secluded yet impressive estate served him as an ideal starting point to represent the power and influence of the Ruhr industry. When the dictator no longer felt too safe with him at the beginning of the war, Vögler spared no expense or effort to add a huge bunker system and install extensive security measures for the protection of his villa. Vögler made a career in the Nazi state and received a leading position in armaments. Vögler himself was never a member of the NSDAP, but nevertheless took his own life shortly before the end of the war in 1945 to escape captivity by the Allied powers.

The house on Ostendener Weg passed to the American military administration, which finally handed it over to the city of Herdecke with the condition that Haus Ende be used for social purposes from then on. The house was initially used as a children's home, then a training home for nurses was established. Later, the Arbeiterwohlfahrt (Workers' Welfare Association) bought it, which finally rented it in 1981 to the Federal Office for Civilian Service, which installed a civilian service school there.

Over the years, several outbuildings were constructed in the park surrounding the building, primarily serving as sleeping quarters and teaching facilities for the civilian service personnel. The listed Haus Ende, surrounded by an old park, remains in good condition. The magnificently decorated rooms have been restored; only the park has become overgrown over time. The bunker system is closed.