Built in 1877-79, Villa Waldfriede, once situated on Platter Strasse (above the Unter den Eichen air and sun baths) in a secluded location in the forest, was the work of architect Alfred Schellenberg. Often referred to as the "Poths' Villa" after its first owner, the merchant Friedrich Wilhelm Poths, the 6-hectare estate with its attractive landscaped park was a Wiesbaden landmark that even found its way into various tourist guides.

After an eventful history, which included the use of Villa Waldfriede as a BDM training center during the National Socialist era and as temporary quarters for the Biebrich municipal old people's home after 1945, the main house and the artificial ruins were demolished in 1966. At the beginning of the 1980s, the last building, the gatehouse, was also removed. Various traces and remnants of the manorial estate's planting can still be found in the grounds today.