In 1866, a more spacious building was constructed at the Georgplatz, close to the Kreuzkirche. It was the first major building in the city to be built in Neogothic style, built after a controversy. This building burned down during the 1945 air raids on Dresden; it was demolished in 1950. The school was at this period moved to the building of the former Masonic Institute, in the Striesen district of Dresden.