A traditional Low German house was stripped of its timbers in Hanstedt in 1907, only to be reborn in Wilsede. Bernhard Dageförde purchased the structure and reconstructed it as a farmhouse museum. The building carries the name Dat ole Huus - meaning 'That Ole House' - and is one of the oldest open-air museums in Germany.
Built in 1742, it remains the oldest farmhouse in the Lüneburg Heath Nature Park and is typical of the Northern Heath (Nordheide). While the primary structure dates to the 18th century, researchers believe that Dat ole Huus has a kitchen area built around 1540. Dageförde furnished the house with numerous artefacts typical of the Lüneburg Heath.
The museum exhibition provides information about farming on the Lüneburg Heath around 1850. Nearby, a renovated sheep shed on the Emhoff farmstead joined the collection in 2004. This exhibit provides information about farming forms used by heath farmers around 1850 and shows a typical house inventory and tools used on a heath farm.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
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