House of Judge Lange

The house of judge Christoph Lange was built in 1611 according to the date on the sill beam of the half-timbering. The beams are decorated with ship's embossing. The two-storey house with the original small window openings was built solidly on the lower floor and in half-timbering on the upper floor. The western half-timbering was later replaced by solid masonry. The half-timbering is characterized by continuous head and breast bars as well as partially preserved, simple St. Andrew's crosses. It has a tiled gable roof.
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