Memorial Plaque in the General-Keyes Settlement (Lieferinger Cultural Walking Trail)

A memorial plaque installed in 2005 and renewed in 2023 is located in front of the residence at General-Keyes-Street 22. It commemorates the housing complex, long referred to as "Little America," erected by US authorities. The reason for its construction was the housing shortage prevalent in the city after liberation in 1945; residential buildings were destroyed during the final weeks of the war by air raids, and numerous houses, apartments, and hotels were seized by the US military. Due to recurring tensions between the liberators and the city administration, the US occupation authority built the present Schwarzenberg barracks and two housing complexes for the military and their families between 1950 and 1951. The Lieferinger housing complex was named after US General Geoffrey Keyes, who served as High Commissioner and Commander-in-Chief of the US forces in the Second Republic between 1947 and 1954. Since 2017, the buildings have been protected as cultural monuments.