User:Artemis Andromeda/sandbox/Farna Street building

History

In the 19th century, the building was owned by the owner of the local chamber of commerce, and was leased to Christian August, prince of Anhalt-Zerbst. On 2 May 1729 in the building was born his daughter, Catherine the Great, future [[Emperor of Russia|Empress] of the Russian Empire from 1762 to 1796. She lived in the building for the first few years of yer life, before moving sith her family to the Szczecin Ducal Casle. In 1889 in commemoration of Cathrine's birthplace, on the building façade was placed a commemorative plaque with an inscription in German and Russian.

In the 1920s, the building was the headquarters of the District Council of the Randow District.