Wohn- und Wirtschaftsgebäude Syker Straße 19, Protected architectural structure in Syke, Germany

The Wohn- und Wirtschaftsgebäude Syker Straße 19 in Gessel is a single-storey hall house from the 18th century, built in half-timbering with brick infill. Its thatched Krüppelwalmdach carries a Niedersachsengiebel with an Uhlenloch at the ridge, and the Grooten Door has a basket arch. A small half-timbered Speicher, a brick Scheune and a brick Stall from the 19th century stand on the same plot.

Matthias Hartmann, serving as bailiff of the Heiligenfelde parish, purchased the land between 1768 and 1771 and had this building constructed. His descendant Johann Philipp Hartmann later opened the first coffee house in Syke within its walls in 1801.

The site is a farmstead group in Gessel, first recorded as Geestloh in 1211 when the holding passed to the monastery at Bassum. The main house is a Hallenhaus of the 18th century, timber-framed with brick infill, a thatched Krüppelwalmdach, a Niedersachsengiebel with Uhlenloch at the ridge, and a Grooten Door with a basket arch.

The site is a group of buildings on Syker Straße in the Gessel district of Syke, south of Bremen. The single-storey hall house, the small timber-framed store, the brick barn and stable, and the brick boundary wall stand together on one plot. Visitors view the buildings from the street; the interiors are not open to the public.

Carl Balk, who bought the building in 1828, operated horse stables for mail transport and generated substantial income from postal services. This mix of local enterprises shows how a single house became a hub for early communication networks.