Breuer’s Häuschen, timber framed house

Breuer's Häuschen is a small timber-framed house in Düren featuring exposed wooden beams crossed over light-colored walls. The two-story building combines a stone brick base with traditional timber framing on the upper level, topped with a sloped slate roof and a hipped roof design.

Built in the mid-18th century, the house is listed as monument no. 6/003 in Düren's Denkmalliste. Its west gable was rebuilt in brick masonry at the end of the 19th century, while the east gable kept plastered timber framing. A complete renovation followed in the first half of 2019.

The building houses a Gaststätte, a pub-restaurant, on its ground floor, while the upper floor keeps its residential rooms. The name Breuer's Häuschen refers to the house's small size rather than to a documented family history. The east gable is plastered half-timbering, the west gable brickwork from the end of the 19th century.

Breuer's Häuschen stands at Valencienner Straße 98 in the Gürzenich district of Düren. The building is traufständig, its eaves side facing the street, so the two-storey facade with rough stone masonry below and timber framing above is seen from the road. A complete renovation was carried out in the first half of 2019.

The house underwent complete renovation in 2019, after which the owners published a book documenting its history. The book launch event drew about 60 friends and neighbors who gathered to hear stories about decades of community life within its walls.