Haus Woord, Heritage monument in Bocholt, Germany.
Haus Woord is a classicist mansion built between 1792 and 1795 for Joseph von Raesfeld. Its exterior walls survived World War II and the house was rebuilt in its original style by 1949. Copies of four statues by Johann Mauritz Gröninger stand in front of the building.
Haus Woord was built between 1792 and 1795 in the classicist style for Joseph von Raesfeld (1757–1823), an Amtsrentmeister. His descendant Bernhard von Raesfeld sold it in 1827 to the Bocholt textile manufacturer Ludwig Schwartz, who in 1830 also acquired the associated land and built steam-powered spinning mills and weaving works there. The house was destroyed down to its outer walls in the Second World War and rebuilt in its original style by 1949.
The four statues in front of Haus Woord show Diana, Aurora, Apollo and Mercury. The Münster sculptor Johann Mauritz Gröninger made them around 1700 for the garden of Ahaus Castle; they returned there in 1986, and copies have stood in Bocholt since.
The property is now home to private residences and a law firm, so only the exterior and courtyard can be viewed from outside. Visitors can observe the building and its statues from the street without any cost.
Four statues of Diana, Aurora, Apollo and Mercury stand before the house, carved around 1700 by Johann Mauritz Gröninger for the garden of Ahaus Castle. They returned to Ahaus in 1986, and copies have stood here since.
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