Červený dům, Renaissance château in Česká Lípa, Czech Republic.

Červený dům is a two-storey Renaissance summer house with a steep red tiled roof and a shaped gable on the left end. Its upper level has an open arcade of six arches on round columns, while the lower level and the wall below the arcade are covered in black-and-white diamond and zigzag sgraffito. Three large arches with red doors and barred windows open on the lower level.

Jetřich Berka z Dubé had the summer palace built in 1583 by Italian builders on the bank of the Ploučnice, next to a farmyard. From 1837 to 1882 it housed the inn Zum Kessel, and in 1882 it was absorbed into the sugar refinery at Lipý. The Excursions Club restored it in 1889, and the town museum occupied it until 1964.

The name Červený dům (Red House) comes from the red-painted doors and windows, later reinforced by a dyeing workshop housed here. The black-and-white sgraffito, scraped from a charcoal-tinted upper plaster over a white base, imitates the diamond and zigzag patterns of Italian Renaissance facades.

The building is located in the old town center and is accessible on foot by following street signs for U Vodního hradu. Since it currently serves as a storage facility for museum collections, check ahead to confirm if visits are possible.

Between 1837 and 1882 the building operated as an inn called Zum Kessel, a gathering place for travelers and locals. Later it became part of a sugar factory, marking a dramatic shift from its original purpose as an aristocratic retreat.