The development of the Rheingauviertel began shortly before the turn of the century and was completed in 1910. The streets were laid out between 1902 and 1906. Despite the high density of this quarter, it is one of the most popular residential areas in Wiesbaden, partly due to the low level of car traffic. Professor Reinhard Baumeister drew up an expert report that served as the basis for the urban planning design.

He turned away from the grid layout and instead designed a winding street network into which asymmetrical building complexes could be integrated. The four-storey tenements are similar in typology to those in other districts, but have special architectural details. The houses built before 1900 are in the late historicist style, while the Art Nouveau style is more prevalent in the western part.