Stone House (Büdingen)
The stone house is the oldest residential building in the Hessian city of Büdingen , which was built entirely from stone. The late Gothic building was built before 1500 as a city residence for Count Johann zu Isenburg . With its castle-like wall, the house had the task of securing the important bridgehead at the Mühltor. Its prestigious front with high stepped gables closes the old town street prominently. The 1544 attached, resting on a console Spitz, late Gothic oriel with fish bladders - tracery was 1998 again its pointed roof edge. There is a valuable stucco ceiling in the bay window .
Noteworthy are the weir systems that were connected to the "Mühlpforte" via battlements . In the courtyard there is also a fountain from 1544. The emergency water marks on the inner door cheeks impressively document the problems of the old town of Büdingen with floods. The humpback loopholes in the old town wall are worth mentioning. Next to the main gate is a legendary stuffed boar head.
As part of the entire Büdingen old town, the stone house is protected by the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict .
Location of the stone house in the old town.
The stone house towards the old town.
From the south-east
View of the stone house at the Mühlpforte in Büdingen (around 1900)
Web links
- State Office for Monument Preservation Hessen (Hrsg.): Stone House In: DenkXweb, online edition of cultural monuments in Hessen
- Rifle Society from 1353 with stories and transcripts of documents about the fortifications.
Coordinates: 50 ° 17 ′ 29 ″ N , 9 ° 7 ′ 1 ″ E