Frankfurt am Main
The
House of the Golden Scales was the corner house at the junction of the
very narrow (before the houses around the cathedral
were cleared away) Hoellgasse and the Old
Market Street. It was built in 1618 for the Aachen born merchant
Abraham von Hamel on the site of two medieval houses, and went through several
owners before becoming property of the Historical
Museum in 1898. At the time of its destruction,
it was outfitted as a burghers house of around 1700. Much was preserved,
even of the interior including its
rich ceilings. The house was especially known for it's roof gardens, called the "Belvederche,"
or "Little Belvedere." The Golden Scales was perhaps the
finest half-timbered house in the city.
Enlargement
Haus zur Goldenen Wage. Eckhaus der vor der Freilegung des Doms sehr engen Höllgasse und des Alten Marktes. Erbaut für einen aus Aachen zugezogenen Kaufmann Abraham von Hamel an der Stelle zweier mittelalterlicher Häuser 1618. In häufig wechselndem Besitz. 1898 von der Stadt erworben, letzt zum Historischen Museum gehörig und als Bürgerhaus um 1700 eingerichtet. Ungewöhnlich reicher Fachwerkbau über fein geziertem steinernem Erdgeschoss. Von der Innenausstattung viel erhalten, besonders eine reiche Stuckdecke im 1. Stock und ein reizender Dachgarten, ein sog. "Belvederche" Vergrößerung