Alterations to the Hornmold House

Over the centuries, the Hornmold House has been changed by numerous alterations, extensions and renovations. The first alterations were commissioned by the Hornmold family themselves.

The house and barn were probably initially only connected by a narrow passage. The addition of the summer room after 1545 was probably the reason for the gallery to be significantly widened. New living space was created. The interior painting also dates from this period. However, the passage to the barn remained open on the courtyard side until 1623.

Around 1625, the external appearance was modernized and adapted to the interior splendor: the originally late Gothic window frames were replaced by those in the Renaissance style, and the magnificent entrance portal was added.

The initially single-storey kitchen extension on the southeast side was also built during this time. It is not known when further floors were added. What is certain is that the roof with the decorative gable was removed before the extension and then put back on.

It is astonishing that the decline of the city during the Thirty Years' War did not initially apply to the Hornmoldhaus. In 1639, Hans Jakob Hornmold, Bailiff of Bietigheim, the last descendant of Hornmold, left the city. But other important renovations date from this period: the suspended ceilings, the filigree arabesques in the chamber next to the large planked room, walls were plastered. Thanks to these measures initiated by an unknown party, we now have the fact that many of the original paintings - under this protective layer - have been relatively well preserved over the centuries.