House from Rauschenberg

Built: 1685/86
Dismantled: 1978/79
Reassembled: 1988

This three-storey provincial townhouse from the area of today’s Marburg-Biedenkopf county with its entrance facing the market square completes the square’s south side toward the east. At its original location, the house was also situated close to Rauschenberg’s market square (junction Kraftgasse/Schloßstraße). Its type of construction is typical for the region in that it is a combination of a box frame and a storeyed construction, with the corner posts reaching all the way from the ground floor through to the first floor. The second floor was built on top of the lower frame. At the time of its transfer to the museum, the building was in such a poor state that it could not be saved in its entirety. Lacking a large quantity of original substance, the museum decided against a historical refurbishment. Instead, the building now accommodates the interior of an old pharmacy and a permanent exhibition dedicated to the history of communication.

The ground floor features the furnishings of a typical small town pharmacy from the first half of the 19th century. These fittings were taken over directly from a family of pharmacists from Kirchen (Sieg). Some of the appliances date back to the early 20th century, such as a pill press. The waiting room for patients is located behind the entrance. To the right is the pharmacy workshop and sales room.

The upper floors are home to an exhibition about historical communication technology.