Reg.Nr. 92/G/010

Old Gingerbread Bakery "Alte Pfefferküchlerei", Weißenberg

The "Alte Pfefferküchlerei", an unique example of a traditional gingerbread bakery in Germany, is a half-timbered house, built around 1650. The building was used as a private hand craftsman-manufacture until 1937. From 1941 to 1945 and since 1961, the listed house is used as a ...
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Project details

Title:Old Gingerbread Bakery "Alte Pfefferküchlerei", Weißenberg
Entr. year: 1992
Result:Diploma
Country: Germany
Town: Weißenberg (Saxony)
Category type: architectural heritage
Building type/ Project type: Commercial building
Former use:handcraftsman-manufacture, residential building, museum
Actual use:Museum
Built: 17th century
Architect / Proj.leader: Christa Kämpfe, Architect (Bautzen/Dresden - DE)
The Jury's citation: "Für die sorgfältige Restaurierung des einzigartigen Zeugen eines traditionellen Pfefferkuchen-Bäckereibetriebes und die heutige Gestaltung als Museum"
GPS:51°8'55.3"N 14°34'15.0"E
Web, Links:

www.pfefferkuchenmuseum.eu/

Description:
The "Alte Pfefferküchlerei", an unique example of a traditional gingerbread bakery in Germany, is a half-timbered house, built around 1650. The building was used as a private hand craftsman-manufacture until 1937. From 1941 to 1945 and since 1961, the listed house is used as a museum. The building was rebuild several times. Work done: -Reconstruction of the Pfefferküchlerei in its typical style with straw-wrapped around wooden bars and filling up with a straw-loam-mixture -Drainage of the building -Stabilization of the House -Partial re-build timber -Restoration of old paintings -New floorboards and stairs -New roof (was laid with new roofing tiles) -New façade