Lorraine house
The house of Lorraine and Lorraine Farmhouse is a house type that is used in Lorraine and the western part of the Saarland. It is a Einhaus that combines residential and economic areas of rural farmstead under one roof. Lorraine houses developed after the devastating wars of the 17th century and took the place of scattered farmsteads.
The Lorraine is home to the ridge parallel to the village street, an eaves is thus the front. The neighboring houses are joining directly, creating a closed row of houses is formed along the road. The Lorraine house is transverse to the first, that is, from front to back, in a residential area on one side and shared a business area on the other side; one speaks of a transversely divided Einhaus or Quereinhaus.
The living area has two floors. Typical of the House of Lorraine, the three spatial depth, the middle room has no windows, when followed by a neighbor's house. On the ground floor there was between room (front) and chamber (behind) the kitchen. The hearth in the kitchen served to rooms other than heating. Often another mezzanine floor was above the fed, known as Drempelgeschoss or knee wall, recognizable by the air hatches above the windows of the upper floor. At constant by First the roof was flat.
The industry consists of stable and barn. The stall is located in the middle between the living area and barn. By the barn yard behind the house with carts from the street can be achieved.
The masonry of the house of Lorraine consists of irregular stones and plastered. The jambs of the windows and doors are highlighted in plastic and color; they are made of local sandstone or limestone. The windows are fitted with wooden shutters. The roof is usually covered with monk - nun - hollow bricks.
Renovated Lorraine houses, some set up as a museum to see both sides of the border between Lorraine and the Saarland. A few examples: