The cavalier house in the old town of Gifhorn was built in 1546 by master builder Michael Clare for the palace captain Caspar von Leipzig. It is the oldest building in Gifhorn after the castle.
The Kavalierhaus is located in the middle of the Gifhorn pedestrian area and is completely listed as a historical monument, including the garden. In the years 2009 and 2010, the building was completely renovated and shines in old splendor.
The first inhabitant Caspar von Leipzig was from 1539 to 1543 Schlosshauptmann and then as Hofmarschall for the Gifhorn Regent Duke Franz of Brunswick and Lüneburg.
"EMMA - museum apartment in the Kavalierhaus"
Behind the walls of the impressive sandstone facade in the style of the Weser Renaissance there are exhibition rooms and "EMMA - the museum apartment in the Kavalierhaus". Shown is the fully furnished apartment (middle-class home decor of the first half of the 20th century) of the last Cavalierhaus resident Emma Wrede. An interesting blog post on the house and the museum "Visiting the old lady in the cavalier house in Gifhorn" is published on the 17-city blog for Lower Saxony and Bremerhaven "aboutcities". Guided tours of the museum apartment are offered for groups.