Ludwig's eldest sister, Hermine, wrote: "Even though I admired the house very much, I always knew that I neither wanted to, nor could, live in it myself. It seemed indeed to be much more a dwelling for the gods than for a small mortal like me". Paul Wittgenstein, Ludwig's brother, disliked it, and when Margaret's nephew came to sell it, he reportedly did so on the grounds that she had never liked it either. Wittgenstein himself found the house too austere, saying it had good manners, but no primordial life or health. He nevertheless seemed committed to the idea of becoming an architect: the Vienna City Directory listed him as "Dr Ludwig Wittgenstein, occupation: architect" between 1933 and 1938. After World War II After World War II, the house became a barracks and stables for Russian soldiers. It was owned by Thomas Stonborough, son of Margaret, until 1968, when it was sold to a developer for demolition. For two years after this the house was under threat of demolition. The Vienna Landmark Commission saved it—after a campaign by Bernhard Leitner—and made it a national monument in 1971. Since 1975 it has housed the cultural department of the Bulgarian Embassy. Gallery Notes References Fahey, C. 2009, "Understanding Architecture as Inessential", paper presented to the Austrian Ludwig Wittgenstein Society, Kirchberg am Wechsel, April 2009. Fahey, C. (Ed.). (2017). Use-value in Architecture [Special section]. Journal of Architecture Philosophy, 2:2, 117–214. Leitner, B., The Wittgenstein House Princeton Architectural Press, 2001. Macarthur, D. "Working on Oneself in Philosophy and Architecture: A Perfectionist Reading of the Wittgenstein House". Architectural Theory Review vol. 19 no. 2 (2014):124-140. Sarnitz, A. Die Architektur Wittgensteins. Rekonstruktion einer gebauten Idee. Berlage, 2011. Turnovsky, J.: The Poetics of a Wall Projection. Architectural Association, 2009, Houses in Austria Buildings and structures in Landstraße Wittgenstein family Buildings and structures completed in 1925