Town hall Nieheim
The historic town hall is a listed secular building at Marktstrasse 28 in Nieheim in the Höxter district ( North Rhine-Westphalia ).
History and architecture
The eaves-standing building on a high base was named after 1610 from plastered quarry stone . In the 18th century it was extended by a northern transverse wing. The stairwell was added in 1978. The main wing is structured by cornices , corner blocks and, in the front, by regularly arranged stone mullion windows. The slope of the gable is covered with stone balls; there are obelisks on the projections . The window walls are adorned with diamond blocks and spheres or with a relief of fittings . In the arched portals there are also notched cuboids. The city arms are marked 1610. The neck iron of the pillory is attached to the southeast side . In the hall in the basement, flat groin vaults rest on squat round pillars. The fireplace is decorated with fittings.
literature
- Georg Dehio , under the scientific direction of Ursula Quednau: Handbuch der deutschen Kunstdenkmäler. North Rhine-Westphalia II Westphalia . Deutscher Kunstverlag , Berlin / Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-422-03114-2
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Coordinates: 51 ° 48 ′ 15.5 " N , 9 ° 6 ′ 37.7" E