Former primary school
Until 1964, the Catholic primary school was housed here in the old school building and in the neighbouring buildings on the school grounds. On 11 June 1964, a tragic attack took place at this location, which was also the first shooting rampage at a German school after the Second World War. The attacker fatally wounded eight children and two teachers with a homemade flamethrower. In addition, 20 other children and two teachers were seriously injured. The deceased children were buried together in the old cemetery in Weiler. Two schools in Lindweiler and Heimersdorf were named in memory of the two deceased teachers, Ursula Kuhr and Gertrud Bollenrath. Another school in Heimersdorf was named after teacher Anna Langohr, who shielded the schoolchildren and survived the attack with serious injuries. After the attack, the school was closed and part of the building was demolished. The old school building was added to Cologne’s list of historical monuments in 1980.

First municipal studios
On the initiative of Kurt Hackenberg, then Deputy Mayor for Art and Culture of the City of Cologne, the former school was opened on 22 November 1969 as the first municipal studio building in Cologne. Artists still work in the former school buildings today.