Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: The eastern New Wing was built by Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff between 1740 and 1747 as Frederick the Great 's residence .
Simplified: The eastern New Wing was built by Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff between 1740 and 1747 as Frederick the Great 's home .