When Theodore Herzl met with Kaiser Wilhelm in Jerusalem in 1898, he
(Herzl) stayed in a house at 33 Mamilla Road, just outside the Jaffa
Gate. When the Mamilla area was razed for the construction of a modern
housing complex, there was a major confrontation over the fate of the
historical house, which had become a museum (called the Stern House, I
believe). Have you any information about the fate of this 
building? Thank you.

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Request for Question Clarification by politicalguru-ga on 22 Jun 2004 04:31 PDT

I could find a 2004 source IN HEBREW, noting that it is "in
reconstruction"/ "rennovation" (same word in Hebrew). I could point
you to the source, as well as to an authority that might have more
information (perhaps also in English).

Would you accept this as an answer?

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Clarification of Question by niflah-ga on 22 Jun 2004 08:14 PDT

Yes, by all means give me the two references. I speak Hebrew.

Dear Niflah, 

The site i-Travel reported in May 2004 on "Site Conservation Week".
Within this, it mentioned that on the 17th of May, 2004, a cornerstone
would be laid in Stern House, to commence the rennovations.

Site Conservation Week (Shv'ua Shimur Atarim), i-Travel
<http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:RCKAZHtpmrQJ:i-travel.msn.co.il/show_article.asp%3Farticle_id%3D3681+%22%D7%91%D7%99%D7%AA+%D7%A9%D7%98%D7%A8%D7%9F%22&hl=en>

The authority involved in the rennovation is "The Council for
Restoration and Preservation of Historic Sites in Israel":
website: <http://www.shimur.co.il/> 
Phone: 03-5030489
Email: shimur@netvision.net.il <shimur@netvision.net.il> 

I hope this answered your question. I realise it is not a very
optimistic answer - if rennovations are initiated now, it would take
years to accomplish anything. Please contact me if you need any
further clarification on this answer before you rate it.

Search: Mamila, Stern, Herzl - in hebrew (www.google.co.il);

The relevant websites provided the required information. I can
continue my research in Jerusalem in September, guided by the sources
provided by your researcher. Many thanks!