Tin house
The Zinnhaus at Langen Straße 24 is one of the most culturally and historically important town houses in Parchim . The second oldest preserved secular building in the city served as a pewter foundry and as the house of the city watchman . It is located in the Parchimer Neustadt, which in 1240 by Pribislaw I. was founded. This suggests that there was an older predecessor building here in front of the tin house.
The half-timbered building was built after a devastating city fire in 1612 by the city spokesman and provisional officer of the Marienkirche, Jürgen Clausen. He probably also used the house as a pewter foundry, which gave the house its name. The year 1612 is visible on the gable. In 1750 Johann Caspar Wage acquired the building, personally a tin caster and city spokesman. In 1780 Jakob Christian Fanter, a great uncle of Fritz Reuters , became the owner of the building. After another change of ownership, the building was redesigned in a classical style around 1800 . The appearance of the street gable with the colored facade and the frame of the front door, windows and loading hatches were created during this time.
After years of decline, the completely desolate house was cleared in 1993. WOBAU Parchim has owned the house as a municipal housing company since 1999. A comprehensive renovation in line with listed buildings began. In addition to the colorful house gable, the winch wheel in the roof, the oak beam ceilings and the large vault with water-bearing shaft are worth seeing. In the building there is a restaurant and the contact and information point for volunteer work - ZiP Together in Parchim. From July to September, the city's museum uses the upper floors for special exhibitions in a summer museum.
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Coordinates: 53 ° 25 ′ 41.4 " N , 11 ° 50 ′ 31.5" E