The current farmstead buildings were constructed in the first half of the 19th century; they were subsequently remodeled later in the 19th century and again in the 20th century. The farmstead consists of a cottage and a livestock barn with a gate passage. Originally, it was a farmstead comprising three buildings arranged in a horseshoe shape. The farmhouse is located in the southwestern part of the property, and the gatehouse is in the northeastern part of the lot, with an exit onto the main road leading through the village. These are half-timbered and masonry structures. The cottage is wide at the front and covered with a gable roof featuring a central dormer. Originally, it was built entirely with a timber-frame structure; at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, the ground-floor section facing the front of the building was rebuilt using ceramic brick. The livestock barn, featuring a gate passageway, preserves numerous elements of historic woodwork and woodcarvings. The farmstead is a culturally significant structure, built using traditional half-timbered construction techniques.
Nearby is the so-called “Educational Wall: Old Structures—New Dreams.” It is a faithful reconstruction of a section of a half-timbered wall typical of traditional half-timbered architecture. The entire village was once composed of such dwellings. The purpose of this exhibition is to showcase local building traditions and the proper historical reconstruction of historic structures, while also encouraging residents and investors to utilize this traditional method of construction or to modernize existing buildings.
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