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Oldest Half‑Timbered House in Celle (Am Heiligen Kreuz 26)

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Oldest Half‑Timbered House in Celle (Am Heiligen Kreuz 26)

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Oldest Half‑Timbered House in Celle (Am Heiligen Kreuz 26)

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    August 26, 2022

    The house was already mentioned in 1522. At Heiligen Kreuz 26 is the oldest dating still standing half-timbered house in the old town. It was built as a gabled gable-roof half-timbered building with a stepped gable protruding storey by storey with a Gothic ornament.

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      April 20, 2020

      There are many old and beautiful houses in Celle. This 16th century house is the oldest

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        August 17, 2017

        The oldest, still standing half-timbered house in the old town is located at Heiligen Kreuz 26. It was built as a gable-independent gable roof half-timbered building with a cantilevered stair gable with Gothic ornamentation.
        chronology
        • 1522
        Mention of the councilor's former house
        • 1526
        Construction of the current building
        • 1634
        Property of brewer Curdt Gronhagen and Dorothea Catrina, née Dickmann, widowed by Dey
        • 1652
        Passion to the son Andreas v. Dey, garment tailor and city lieutenant
        • 1694
        Purchase of the “von Deyen Haus” from Joh. Friedr. Warnecke, brewer, councilor, chancery and court procurator
        • 1896-1972
        Specialist butcher shop with slaughterhouse
        • 1962
        A serious fire destroys large parts of the building except for the half-timbered extension, the stepped gable and parts of the side half-timbered courtyard facade
        • 1973
        Acquisition from Mohammed Seyed Ghaleh with complete renovation and design into open-plan areas, opening of the inner courtyard to the street
        • 1987
        Conversion to a sales point for modern furniture
        • 1997
        Conversion to a bookstore
        • 2005
        Conversion into a modern textile shop for young fashion, roofing of the inner courtyard with a transparent steel and glass structure to increase the available shop space

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