Scheune Gödestorfer Damm 19, Historic barn at Gödestorfer Damm, Syke, Germany
Scheune Gödestorfer Damm 19 is a 19th-century timber-framed barn built in Wandständerbauweise, with a hipped roof (Walmdach) and a former cross-entry (Quereinfahrt). Its roof frame retains grown rafters, and the surviving thatch is now covered by a sheet-metal roof. The barn belongs to a small farmstead in the Osterholz district of Syke.
The barn dates from the 19th century and is a protected monument. It was listed for its construction: a timber-frame building in post-and-plank (Wandständerbau) form, with a hipped roof and an earlier cross-entry. Osterholz, the Syke district where it stands, was first recorded around 1250 as Osterholte in Bremen's Weser bridge list.
The barn belongs to a small farmstead, a building type that shaped the rural settlement of Osterholz, first recorded around 1250 as Osterholte in Bremen's Weser bridge list. Its former cross-entry, the passage through the gable, shows how harvest was driven in and stored under one roof.
The building is located on Gödestorfer Damm road and can be reached by car or buses serving the area. Since it is a private structure, it should be viewed from outside while respecting local guidelines.
The roof still hides its original thatch beneath a sheet-metal cover, and the timber frame retains grown (not sawn) rafters in its roof structure. The barn also had an earlier cross-entry (Quereinfahrt).
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