The builder was very wealthy. The size of the house, the building material (graywacke and Menden conglomerate) and the number of windows give information about his well-filled wallet. Brightness was a privilege of rich people at that time. Biggeleben also lived behind the most beautiful front door in Menden. A magnificent baroque pilaster portal made of sandstone with a segmental pediment encloses the door leaf richly decorated with carvings. However, this door leaf dates back to the early 19th century and originally decorated the neighboring hotel "Zum Adler".
In the entrance area of the Biggelebenhaus from 1730, the Kontor, where business was conducted, was located on the left. The living part was elevated by one step. The right living room was equipped with a second open fireplace, emblem of a rich citizen, and on the left was the kitchen. The rooms on the upper floor were decorated with representative Cologne stucco ceilings with oak leaf decoration. Since 1914, the Biggelebenhaus has housed the Menden Museum of Local History.
Directions
- by car
- Street An der Stadtmauer
- parking lots parking guidance system (underground parking lot town hall, parking lot Neumarkt)
- by train
- stop Menden (5 min.), RB 54 (Hönnetalbahn)
- by bus
- Nordwall (3 min.), lines 1, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 132, 514
- train station (5 min.), lines S3, 1, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 132, 514
- Ostwall/ hospital (2 min.), line 24