Messeler Falltorhaus
| Messeler Falltorhaus | |
|---|---|
 Fall gate house and barn |
|
| Data | |
| place | Messel |
| Construction year | Previous building: around 1630; current construction: 1890 |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 56 '2.8 " N , 8 ° 43' 59.7" E |
The Messeler Falltorhaus is a building in Messel and part of the small group of buildings, Forsthaus Messel .
History and description
The Messeler Falltorhaus was first mentioned in 1630. The Messel fall gate houses were built in the Hege , that is, on the edge of the forest in the course of the Darmstadt Landwehr .
At that time the building had the function of a customs house for the road toll, which was raised by the Darmstadt Landgraves for traffic with the County of Hanau . A "trap door servant" who lived in the house was responsible for ensuring that the "Messeler Schlag " trap gate was closed or opened at the appropriate time.
After 1710 the building was converted into a district forest ranger .
Today's forester 's house from 1890, on the foundation walls of the previous building, is a shingled single-storey building. There is also a barn with an integrated horse, chicken and pig sty, as well as an older baking and washing house.
Monument protection
For architectural and city history reasons, the building is a cultural monument .
literature
- Günter Fries et al .: City of Darmstadt. ( Monument topography of the Federal Republic of Germany , cultural monuments in Hesse .) Vieweg, Braunschweig 1994, ISBN 3-528-06249-5 , p. 608.
Web links
- Messeler Falltorhaus, City of Darmstadt. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Messeler Falltorhaus, City of Darmstadt. Historical local lexicon for Hesse (as of August 24, 2018). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS). Hessian State Office for Historical Cultural Studies (HLGL), accessed on August 20, 2020 .
- ↑ Information board at the Falltorhaus