Rotes Haus, 18th-century timber-framed house museum in Monschau, Germany
Description
Rotes Haus is a three-story red-painted timber-framed building with thirteen furnished rooms showing how a successful cloth-making family lived. The rooms display furniture, household items, and personal objects that reveal how the household was organized.
History
The house was built around 1760 by Johann Heinrich Scheibler, a wealthy cloth trader, serving as both a residence and the center of his trading business. Its structure reflects the wealth that the cloth trade brought to Monschau during that period.
Culture
The house shows how a wealthy cloth-making family lived and worked in the 18th century. The rooms give a sense of craft, trade, and family life during that era.
Practical
The rooms are connected by steep staircases, so visiting requires some mobility and comfortable shoes are recommended. A tour through all the rooms takes about one to one and a half hours and gives a good overview of the house interior.
Did you know?
The staircase winding through all three floors is carved oak adorned with 21 putto figures depicting different stages of cloth production. These carvings are rarely preserved and show the craftsmanship valued in such wealthy households.
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