Adjacent to a private residence buidling.

An information sign.

In front of the residential building on General-Keyes-Straße in the Liefering section of town,   stands a commemorative plaque installed in 2005 and renewed in 2023 marking the housing complex constructed by U.S. authorities, which was long known colloquially as "Little America." The impetus for its construction was the severe housing shortage prevailing in the city following its liberation in 1945; residential buildings had been destroyed by air raids during the final weeks of the war, and numerous houses, apartments, and hotels had been requisitioned by the U.S. military. As this situation repeatedly gave rise to tensions between the liberators and the city administration, the U.S. occupation authorities commissioned the constructionbetween 1950 and 1951 of what is today the Schwarzenberg Barracks, along with two housing complexes for military personnel and their families. The housing complex in Liefering was named after U.S. General Geoffrey Keyes, who served as High Commissioner and Commander-in-Chief of U.S. forces in the Second Republic of Austria between 1947 and 1954. Since 2017, the buildings have been designated as protected historical monuments.

Source: https://gams.uni-graz.at

The information sign is written in German.

Title: Little America in Liefering
The General Keyes Housing Area