Origin of The Name
The Stauffenbergstraße was originally named the Bendlerstraße from 1837 until July 20, 1955. The Bendlerstraße bore the name of Johann Christoph Bendler (1789–1873), the Chief Mason and a member of the Berlin city council, hence the name Bendlerblock.
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