The Zeeheldenkwartier is a neighborhood that borders the center, Duinoord, Zorgvliet, Regentessekwartier and Willemspark. From the southeast the Zeeheldenkwartier borders the Veenkade, from the southwest it concerns the Waldeck Pyrmontkade, from the northwest the laan van Meerdervoort and from the northeast the Zeestraat, the Hogewal and the Prinsessewal.
The Zeeheldenkwartier has different types of buildings: large homes have been built for the city's senior officials at the Willemspark and also at Laan van Meerdervoort. When you move further into the city center, the homes are generally smaller. The Zeeheldenkwartier can be divided into 2 districts. The Zeeheldenbuurt and the Dichtersbuurt. The homes in the Zeeheldenbuurt are larger than those in the Dichtersbuurt. It is only one of the 19 protected cityscapes of the city of The Hague.

The municipality of The Hague has the idea to develop another villa park as an extension of the Willemspark. As a result of the industrial revolution, the number of inhabitants of the city of The Hague grew rapidly. Around 1875, 100,000 people lived in the city of The Hague, in 1990 there were twice as many and in 1913 there were approximately 300,000 inhabitants. Due to the rapidly growing number of inhabitants, it was necessary for The Hague to expand the city beyond the canals. In 1860, The Hague wanted the territory 't Kleine Veentje. This was a rural area with meadows, vegetable gardens and small estates of wealthy residents of The Hague. Waeyen Pieterszen was an architect for the municipality and had plans to have a new district ready in that area in 1860. The area was largely owned by Queen Anna Pavlovna, the widow of King Willem II, but they did not want to hand over the area. After her death, the municipality was just too late and private developers bought the area from her daughter (Princess Sophie) before the municipality could buy it. If you also want to live in The Hague, then switch one moving company in.

After the Second World War, the district became a transit point for car traffic to and from the city center. The large houses no longer appeared to be occupied by the people for whom they were originally built. The well-to-do citizens left and many houses that became vacant were bought up and then divided and rented out. Partly because of this, but also because people did not maintain their homes, the quality of the buildings quickly deteriorated. The larger homes were converted into offices, which meant that the residential character of the neighborhood was (partly) lost. Overall, the area fell into disrepair in the 1950s and 1980s. Deprivation was particularly serious around the Veenkade. In the mid-1980s there was a renovation project in the district, which saw many roads renovated. The residents' organization of the Zeeheldenkwartier has committed itself to further improvements in the neighborhood. Its location between the center and the Scheveningse Bosjes makes it a popular residential area to this day.