Henningshof, Cultural heritage house in Wandersleben, Germany
Henningshof is a half-timbered house in the center of Wandersleben featuring early Baroque stuccowork and original painted timber rooms. The property contains roughly 4,000 square meters (43,000 square feet) of grounds that include exhibition spaces and a café.
The house was built in 1595 and served as one of seven knight estates for the Count of Gleichen family. It functioned as an administrative and residential seat during the early modern period in this region.
The structure displays early Baroque details and timber-frame craftsmanship that show how people built their homes in this region centuries ago. Visitors walking through notice the original painted woodwork that decorated the rooms where families lived.
The house is open for visitors Tuesday through Saturday from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM with exhibitions and a café available. The site is accessible and provides enough space to walk around the grounds and explore at a comfortable pace.
Archaeological findings beneath the property revealed ancient tools and pottery fragments from around 2400 to 2000 BC. These discoveries show that people lived and worked on this land thousands of years before the house was constructed.
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