Karl Steller House
The house of Karl Steller was built in several stages before World War I. Steller owned an orchard and ran one of the biggest dairies in the colony. After World War II, he played a central role in negotiations over the sale of Sarona’s land to the Tel Aviv Municipality, which was finalized in 1948.
After the departure of British forces from the Sarona camp in December 1947, the personnel of the civil defense force was housed here. The house was moved from its original location in 2005.
Samuel Weller House
The Weller house was built as a single-story home. At the beginning of the 1930s the width and height of the house were expanded according to a plan of the architect Theo Wieland. A second story was added, as were concrete floors, a sun porch, concrete stairs and a rooftop floor.
In December 1947, after the British camp in Sarona was transferred to Jewish hands, the civil defense force was located here. Until the house was vacated in 2000, it was used by the construction unit of the Ministry of Defense. The house was moved from its original location in 2005 as part of the preservation project.
Wili Groezinger House
The house was built by the Lachenmaier family. In 1906 the house was sold to the Groezinger family. At the end of the 1920s, Wilhelm Grözinger opened a butchery and meat shop in the yard. The house was relocated in 2005 as part of the preservation project.
The Old Community Hall
The old community hall, which was inaugurated in the winter of 1873, was the first public building in the Templer colony. On its rooftop bells and large clock were installed and the walls were adorned with scripture. The building was used for community gatherings until 1911, when the new community Hall was built (the building at 3 David Elazar St.); until 1931 it housed the colony’s school. In the 1930s the local council offices of Sarona were housed there as was a post office. During World War II the headquarters of the British forces was there. After the handover of Sarona to Haganah the building was named ‘Carmi House’ in memory of Carmi Rabinovich who died in a battle in Holon during the War of Independence. After the founding of the State, the Israel Philatelic Service was housed here and the post office of the Kiryah until its closure in 2005, when it was moved to its current location in the context of the preservation project.
The Winery
The production of wine was the main agricultural enterprise in the Sarona colony until the beginning of the 20th century. The wine industry began on the properties of the vintners. With the expansion of the vineyards, a new, large winery was built in its place in 1891-1892 which dramatically enlarged Sarona’s wine production. The wine was stored in wood barrels in the cellars of the winery.
During the War of Independence, in January 1948, 20 old Auster aircraft (‘Primus’) which were acquired from the British Air Force were transferred to the winery in a secret operation; 15 of them were assembled for flight. Here the foundations were laid for the Israeli Air Force Technical Formation and these aircraft were its primary strength at the beginning of the War of Independence.
After the founding of the State, two of the winery buildings were used as the Government Printer, and after the 1960s they were used as the publisher of the Ministry of Defense.
Laemmle Family House
Christian Friedrich Laemmle was one of the Templer community leaders in Sarona and one of the founding experts of the wine and citrus industries in the colony. There was a honey factory in his house and a stable, barn and granary on his property. His family members were also milk producers and sold vegetables to the residents of Sarona, Jaffa and Tel Aviv.
Later, the structure housed an intelligence unit of the Air Force and departments of the Ministry of Defense.
The New Community Hall
The new community Hall that was inaugurated in 1911 was used for community gatherings and ceremonies including holidays and weddings. Then, in the 1940s it was used as a cinema in the British military camp and after the colony’s transfer to the Haganah in 1947 it was converted to Camp Yehoshua’s military synagogue. Starting in 1948 the Kiryah Restaurant operated there and later the space was used as a cafeteria for the officers of the General Israel Defense Forces Headquarters.
The building was relocated from its original spot to a more southern location during the expansion of Kaplan Street during preservation work in 2005.
Karl Kuebler House
Christian Kuebler was raised in Sarona and was an owner of vineyards and large banana plantations. At the beginning of the 20th century, the tavern operated on his property and became a popular and central place for social gatherings in the colony.
After the founding of the State it housed the offices of the army magazine Ma’arachot (Systems).
Johannes Lemle House
This was the home of Johannes and Pauline Laemmle. Laemmle was a gardener and landscape designer in Sarona and a founder of the colony. After the establishment of the State, the Ministry of Welfare was housed here. In the 1960s the army magazine Bamachaneh Nahal operated in the house and its rooms were utilized by the Prime Minister’s Office.
Knoll’s Barn
In this place stood the Knoll family barn which was destroyed in the 1940s and the current structure was built in its place which was last used for the IDF communications and electronics administration.
Helene Koeper Guentner House
The house was built at the beginning of the 20th century by the family of Johann Ottmar. Starting in the 1920s, Helene and Horst Koeper, an owner of the printing house that operated in the winery, lived here.
Until 2005 the coordination and maintenance unit of the General Israel Defense Forces Headquarters Camp was housed here.
Georg Weller
הבית נבנה לפני מלחמת העולם הראשונה. כנראה שבשנות ה-30 חולק הבית, וכל קומה הייתה יחידה נפרדת עם כניסה משלה. בחזית הבית שתי מרפסות הבנויות מאלמנטים טרומיים ממלט. בתחילה היה הבית בבעלות מרגריטה שרלה, ומאוחר יותר היה גיאורג וולר לבעליו. וולר, בן למשפחה מסועפת בשרונה, היה זמר במקהלת הגברים של שרונה. לאחר קום המדינה שכן במבנה אגף המסחר במשרד המסחר, התעשייה והאספקה.
Wilhelmine Laemmle House
Wilhelmine and Andreas Schmidt built this house in 1872. Following her husband’s death, the widow rented the house to tenants who maintained the original appearance. The first radio in Sarona was set up here and residents gathered around it to listen to broadcasts from Germany.
The last use of the house was as liaison units of the Israel Defense Forces for emergency recruitment. The top floor was used as an army synagogue.
Imanuel Knoll (Old House)
Christian Friedrich Haecker’s house was built in 1873 and his ownership is indicated in an abbreviation above the entry door. Later, the teacher Emmanuel Knoll lived in the house.
After Independence the structure was used by the Ministry of Welfare and later the IDF communications and electronics administration.
Gotllieb Graza House
The house was built in the 1870s by Gottlob Graze. On the ground floor and on the property there were blacksmithing workshops for fixing agricultural instruments. The house had iron shutters and on its rooftop a weathervane was restored, with a horse representing the blacksmithing of horseshoes done here. Later on, this house contained the offices of the Military Advocate General.