Brown House, Munich

Brown House
Braunes Haus
The Brown House c. 1932. Photo: NARA
Former names	Palais Barlow (1876–1930)
General information
Architectural style	Neo-classicism
Address	45 Brienner Straße, Munich
Completed	1828
Renovated	1930
Destroyed	1943
Owner	Nazi Party
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Jean Baptiste Métivier [de]
Renovating team
Architect(s)	Paul Troost

The Brown House (German: Braunes Haus) was the name given to the Munich mansion located between the Karolinenplatz and Königsplatz, known before as the Palais Barlow, which was purchased in 1930 for the Nazis. They converted the structure into the headquarters of the National Socialist German Workers' Party (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei; NSDAP). Its name comes from early Nazi Party uniforms, which were brown. Many leading Nazis, including Adolf Hitler, maintained offices there throughout the party's existence. It was destroyed by Allied bombing raids during World War II.