Schloss Hue de Grais, Manor estate in Wolkramshausen, Germany.
Schloss Hue de Grais is a two-story manor with half-timbered architecture arranged around three sides of a courtyard in Wolkramshausen. The complex includes agricultural outbuildings and a library extension that form a cohesive estate structure.
The manor was built around 1680 and underwent major transformation from 1720 to 1722 under Walrad Ludwig von Wilcke. During this renovation, older foundation walls were incorporated into the new design.
The name comes from the Norman Hue de Grais family, who fled France during the Revolution and found refuge at the court of Hesse-Kassel; Wilhelmine von Wilcke brought the estate to them by marriage in 1782. The dining room, panelled in oak, holds a portrait of Augustus the Strong, reflecting Wilhelm Ludwig von Wilcke's service as a colonel in Saxon ranks.
The manor is located at Hauptstraße 29 in Wolkramshausen and is easy to reach from the main road. Visitors should check which areas are accessible and what conditions apply for viewing the interior.
The library's red sandstone portal frames an alliance coat of arms of the von Wilcke and von Wurmb families. The building is a solid structure of cut shell limestone with a mansard roof and a facade divided by pilasters.
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