Kantorhaus Bernau

The Kantorhaus, the oldest half-timbered house in Bernau from 1583, is on Tuchmacherstraße. Here you can admire the architectural style of that time extensively.

The Kantorhaus is the oldest surviving half-timbered house in Bernau. The listed building was built in 1583 in Tuchmachergasse, today's Tuchmacherstraße, by the Bernau citizens Pieper, Henzen and Kogge.

A mortised inscription along the entire length of the house refers to the builders: “Anno Domini 1582 these booths of the churches were freely requested by R. Johann Pipern and anno 1583 by Ime and Matthias Henzen and Lorentz Koggen as caste lords built to honor God. Amen."

In the years 1981 to 1983 the building was extensively restored and then used as a music school until 2010. At the beginning of 2012, the city of Bernau received the Kantorhaus from the district of Barnim for a symbolic amount of 1.00 euros. After a cost-intensive repair, a wedding room and rooms for exhibitions on the history of the city and urban development are to be created in the building.

Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kantorhaus_Bernau

Currently (18.10.19) the building is completely renovated and there is only one construction site to see