Experience a bit of History !!
Woermannhaus and Tower, then pop in at 
The Jetty,  Marine and Nautical Gift Shop.

The Woermannhaus was designed by architect Höft in 1904 and was built in 1905/1906. The tower was originally called  "Damara Tower"  as the Damara and Namaqua Trading Co. was the company's name before it was changed to "Woermann Brock & Co."  in 1909.
The tower did not form part of the original plans for the Woermannhaus.  It is said,  however, that a previous water tower was situated at the same spot, which was used by the captains of the Woermann Line for bearing on their approach to the landing area. The Captains insisted on having a new landmark there and so the tower was added to the original building plans.  The additional tower was then approved in Hamburg, Germany, by the same head office for both the shipping line and the trading company.
The Woermannhaus was built to accommodate the manager and his family, and many of the employees of Woermann Brock & Co., who worked in Swakopmund at that time on a five year contract , usually young men with a family of there own. The female members of the staff were accommodated upstairs.
The Woermannhaus was used as residence of General Botha's Staff officers after the occupation of Swakopmund by South African forces in 1915.  One of the present library rooms still bears a few rifle shots in the ceiling,   a memento of those times.
After the end of hostilities in South West Africa, the building was allocated to the last German Governor, Dr Seitz, who was interned here until he was repatriated to Germany in 1919.
In 1924, the Woermannhaus was taken over by the SWA Administration, who converted it into a school hostel and it was used in this capacity until 1972.  During the period of almost 50 years, several generations of school children have lived in this building. The tower was usually allocated to the girls, whereas the boys were accommodated in the "Ritterburg" across the road.  In 1971 the Woermannhaus was declared a "National Monument"
 

The Woermann Tower can be visited daily,  Keys are available from The Jetty - Marine and Nautical
gift shop, located in the Ankerplatz, at the Woermann Brock  Centre.

Adults:                          N$ 10.00 per person
Children (10-16)         N$   5.00
Children under 10     Free.

After hours, Sundays and Public Holidays: 
Key available from the Swakopmund Internet Café & Coffee Shop in the Woermann, Brock Mall.

While you are around, stop over at The Jetty and indulge yourself in our variety of gifts and
souvenirs for the folk back home, we stock a wide variety of marine and nautical gifts.
 

Click on the thumbnails below for some idea of what you can expect from the top of the tower.