Hofreite (Darmstädter Straße 5)

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Hofreite (Darmstädter Straße 5)
Hofreite (2012)

Hofreite (2012)

Data
place Darmstadt-Arheilgen
Architectural style Half-timbered house
Construction year 1701
Coordinates 49 ° 54 '48.3 "  N , 8 ° 39' 22.8"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 54 '48.3 "  N , 8 ° 39' 22.8"  E
The Hofreite in 2012

The Hofreite at Darmstädter Straße 5 is a listed half-timbered house in Darmstadt-Arheilgen in Hesse from the early 18th century .

History and description

The intact Franconian Hofreite was built in 1701. The two-storey, gable-free half-timbered house has a beaver-tail-covered half -hip roof . Noteworthy architectural details of the residential building are the ground floor in solid construction , the arrangement of the gable posts as a wild man and the carved corner posts . There is also a barn and outbuildings on the property .

Inscription above the first floor

GREAT WEALTH, DEAR GOD YOU DO NOT WANT TO GIVE ME, BUT PLEASE DO NOT EXPERIENCE GREAT POVERTY.
I DON'T WISH TOO LITTLE. I DON'T WISH TOO MUCH.
WHAT YOU LIKE MY GOD IS MY DESIRED GOAL.
EVERYTHING IS FACILITATED IN GOD'S BLESSING 1701.

Monument protection

Today the renovated half-timbered house is used as a residential building. For architectural and city history reasons, the building is a cultural monument .

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