Altstadtstraße 36, Timber-framed house in Altstadtstraße, Eppingen, Germany.

Altstadtstraße 36 is a timber-framed house in Eppingen's historic old town with exposed wooden beams and characteristic structure across its facade. The construction shows the typical building method of the region with light clay infill between the timber framework elements.

Dendrochronological dating places the construction of this timber-framed house around 1412, making it the oldest known Fachwerk building in the Kraichgau. It was raised in the new storey-by-storey construction method (Stockwerksbau), using short, slender timbers instead of the long trunks of the older Firstständerbau. The Alemannic window oriels and the storey-high overlapping braces, including the Schwäbische Mann, belong to this early 15th-century phase.

The house displays carpentry techniques that were common in this region and remain visible today. The way the beams are joined together tells the story of local building traditions that shaped generations of craftsmen.

The house is located in the historic town center and is easily reached on foot by walking through the narrow lanes of the old town. The best time for photographs is in the morning when sunlight hits the facade and makes the details of the wooden structure clearly visible.

The building is the oldest known timber-framed house in the Kraichgau, dated by dendrochronology to around 1412. Its Stockwerksbau method uses short, slender timbers only one storey high, suggesting long sturdy trunks were no longer available in local forests.