Steinernes Haus, Büdingen

The Stone House is the oldest residential building in the Hessian town of Büdingen, which was built entirely in stone. The late Gothic building was erected before 1500 as a town residence for Count Johann zu Isenburg. With its castle-like wall, the house had the task of securing the important bridgehead at the Mühltor. Its imposing front with high stepped gables forms a striking closure to the Altstadtstraße. The late Gothic oriel with fish-bubble tracery, which was added in 1544 and rests on a pointed console, was given its pointed roof termination again in 1998. In the oriel room there is a valuable stucco ceiling.

Noteworthy are the fortifications, which were connected to the "Mühlpforte" via battlements. In the courtyard there is also a well from 1544. The water emergency marks on the inner gate cheeks impressively document the problems of the old town of Büdingen with floods. Worth mentioning are the hunchback embrasures in the old town wall. Next to the main gate is a legendary stuffed boar's head.

As a component of the overall complex of Büdingen's old town, the Stone House is subject to protection under the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict.