Monument programme: funding decision handed over in Mühlhausen

Since 2018, builder Heiko Emde has been hard at work renovating an imposing Diemelsächsisches farmhouse in Gembecker Straße in Mühlhausen. He has now received welcome financial support from the Waldeck-Frankenberg district's heritage protection programme. First District Councillor and Head of the Building Department Karl-Friedrich Frese was delighted to hand over the funding notification for 2,100 euros for such an exemplary project, which opens a window into times gone by and enriches the impressive range of architectural monuments in the district.

The renovation work that has been carried out so far is impressive in the truest sense of the word, as it concerns the exterior of the building. Owner Emde has spent many hours meticulously restoring the façade, not only renovating the windows, but also rebuilding them where necessary. Head of the building department Frese and his expert staff at the district building authority confirmed that Emde had thus prevented the historically significant building from falling into disrepair. The interior of the house is now being renovated to make it habitable again.

Owner Emde has a clear goal in mind with the renovation: "It's still a while until I retire, but it can't hurt to provide a nice retirement home now." His interest in local history immediately showed him what makes the house so special - there are very few granaries left in the Waldeck region that have survived the centuries, one of which is in Volkmarsen, for example. It was therefore an interesting and appealing task for him to tackle the renovation of what is probably the oldest half-timbered house in Mühlhausen.

"It is important to us to support those willing to renovate with our monument programme in order to preserve and maintain such valuable contemporary architectural witnesses," emphasised the First District Councillor and encouraged potential building owners to submit an application. Some compromises would certainly have to be made during the refurbishment if monument protection had to be taken into account. However, the Lower Monument Authority in the district's building department always advises on what is possible in practice. Heiko Emde's Mühlhausen project is the best example of the fact that much more is feasible than most people think.

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Housing Refurbishment and funding Preservation of historical monuments in Waldeck-Frankenberg