Rotes Haus

Description

The "Rotes Haus" in #Monschau, erected around 1752-1768 by Protestant cloth entrepreneur Johann Heinrich Scheibler, is a monumental patrician building that served as both lavish family residence and central hub for his thriving pre-industrial textile trade. This imposing, brick-faced structure, divided into a living wing and a commercial/production wing, stands out starkly among the town’s lower half-timbered houses. Its façade, blue stone detailing, Rococo keystones, blend influences from the Bergisches Land with a highly independent character shaped strongly by Scheibler’s own vision and will.