Hitler House

About

Hitler House refers to a picture of a two-story townhouse in Swansea, Wales that is said to resemble the face of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler. The photograph of the house facade was taken by a 22 year old British youth worker and posted via Twitter, which has been since viewed hundreds of thousands of times.

Origin

On March 29th, 2011, Charli Dickenson, a 22 year old youth worker from Swansea, United Kingdom posted the picture together with her story about this little house in Port Tenant, Swansea, Wales:

“I walk past the house all the time, but I had never noticed the Hitler likeness before,” said Miss Dickenson. “But then, at the weekend, I was in the car with my boyfriend and we were stuck in traffic and I just said to him, ’That house looks like Hitler.’ We both laughed. I took a picture and posted it on Twitter.“It was picked up by Jimmy Carr. Now everyone is talking about it!”

Spread

The English comedian Jimmy Carr was among the early birds to retweet the picture on the same day: “Morning. Here’s a house that looks like Hitler.”






The English news outlets soon picked up on the picture, including The Telegraph, Independent and DailyMail.


 It was also reported by Asylum UK and The Daily What on the same morning, as well as Buzzfeed, Gawker, Huffington Post and Funny or Die throughout the day.

Search Interest

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On Twitter

Latest Tweet Results #hitler house mynamesnotdave The house that looks like hitler on hignfy tickled me: http://yfrog.com/hs7bjbjj 4 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite JayGabler Hey, dogs, I HAVE LIVED IN YOUR HOUSE FOR TWO YEARS. The cat gives me high-fives, but you continue to confuse me with Adolf Hitler. 4 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite MYIDMYID If Hitler invaded hell I would make at least a favorable reference to the devil in the House of Commons. -Winston Churchill 4 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite MaximHarper You know there isn't much news when a house that looks like Hitler is the biggest thing in the paper. 3 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite eluuk RT @MaximHarper: You know there isn't much news when a house that looks like Hitler is the biggest thing in the paper. 3 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite JamieBMWood RT @MaximHarper: You know there isn't much news when a house that looks like Hitler is the biggest thing in the paper. 3 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite grippiex RT @jimmycarr: Morning. Here's a house that looks like Hitler. Your welcome. http://plixi.com/p/87787... 3 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite Join the conversation

Owner’s Response

It seems that the owner of the house, one Clive Davies, 60, was not only oblivious to the resemblance of his house to the well-known Austrian dictator, but also the last one to hear about the hype the photo of his house created. Clive Davies first heard the news after his son Guy Davies, a warrant officer serving with the 7th Signals Regiment in Kabul, Afghanistan, saw the picture on Twitter and called his wife back in Germany, who then phoned her father-in-law in UK to tell him that his house was internet famous. Asked by the press about his house, he said:

“I have never noticed any similarity before and most people who pass by are so close they probably never notice.Some people say they can see images of Jesus Christ on items such as toast, and I suppose it is just a variation on a theme. I don’t really think it looks like Hitler.”

Derivatives

According to DailyMail, Charli’s spotting of “Hitler House” in Swansea has since inspired other British internet users to find celebrity-to-house doppelgänger matches, from politicians and statesmen to sportsmen and actors.