Gothic House

The Gothic House is a Gothic Revival building located at the end of Tannenwaldallee in the Dornholzhausen district. It sits along a tree-lined avenue that connects Bad Homburg Castle to this area.

Landgräfin Elisabeth commissioned the construction of this hunting lodge in 1823 using funds from her dowry for her husband Frederick VI. The building was created during a period when such structures were fashionable in landscaped estates.

The building displays exhibitions about the town's history and houses collections that document the development of hat manufacturing traditions in this region. Visitors can see how these crafts were maintained and valued over time.

The building houses a cultural history museum and town archives offering visitors insights into the local past. Following substantial restoration work after a fire in 1980, it is now open to visitors.

Near the building sits the burial site of a valued horse named Madjar, which the landgrave honored in 1773 with a personal poem. This unusual memorial reveals how deeply the bonds ran between nobility and their prized animals.