Degodehaus (Oldenburg)
The Degodehaus am Markt is a historic building in Oldenburg .
The stately half-timbered building survived the great city fire of 1676 and is considered the last medieval patrician house in Oldenburg.
The typical late medieval residential hall house was built by Christopher Stindt in 1502, as can be seen from the dating on a crossbeam on the gable front. It was given its present form in 1617. Count Anton Günther (1603–1667) gave it to his secret councilor Mylius von Gnadenfeld for their wedding.
In the house, a painted wooden ceiling commissioned by Mylius von Gnadenfeld in 1645 shows an allegorical representation of the then known continents of Europe, Asia, Africa and America based on the example of Dutch copper engravings. The 39 square meter ceiling painting, which has been covered by a stucco ceiling since 1790, was rediscovered in 1992.
In the course of time, the formerly "noble free house" changed hands several times and served various purposes. Its use as a "merchant's house" dates from the 19th century.
In 1860 Wilhelm Degode from Jever took over the house and business. Since then the house has been called Degode. The painter Georg Wilhelm Degode was born in the Degodehaus in 1862 .
The house is privately owned.
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Coordinates: 53 ° 8 ′ 20.7 ″ N , 8 ° 12 ′ 49.1 ″ E