Engelbrechten’scher Hof, Renaissance manor house museum in Gronau, Germany

Engelbrechten'scher Hof is a Renaissance manor house combining rubble stone on the ground floor with timber framing and carved wooden details on the upper level. Two protruding bay windows with gable roofs extend across both stories, creating the structure's most distinctive architectural feature.

The Bock von Northolz family built the present house in 1590, as an inscription tablet above the entrance portal records. Their earlier Burgmannshof on the site had been destroyed by a fire in 1518, by the capture of Gronau in 1522 during the Hildesheimer Stiftsfehde, and by a town fire in 1577. When the family died out in 1626 the fief passed to the Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg, who in 1632 granted it to his chancellor Arnold Engelbrecht; his family held the estate until the 20th century.

The collection displays objects and documents that reveal how noble families and their households lived in this region during past centuries. The exhibited items offer insights into the daily life and customs of that era.

The museum is within walking distance from Gronau's center and presents local history through permanent exhibitions and guided tours. Check opening times before your visit, as access may vary seasonally depending on the manor's preservation schedule.

The building's back wall is built directly against Gronau's former town wall, and two lower outbuildings once stood beside it along that wall; neither survives today. An inscription panel above the entrance portal names the builders, Barthold Bock von Northolz and his wife Anna von Sversen, and the year 1590.