Zum Storchennest
Zum Storchennest stands in Bremen beside the Weser, as a historic customs house with Renaissance architecture. Built in 1577, it is the oldest non-religious building on the river’s left bank. Its steep gabled roof rises above a street façade slightly longer than the roof ridge, creating a distinctive profile.
A broad extension shapes the eastern gable, while a frieze above the entrance records the year 1577. The building remains Bremen’s second-oldest official structure after the Town Hall. A major renovation in 2000 allowed the rooms to continue serving as a restaurant for several years.
The restaurant closed in 2013, and a musician couple acquired the property in 2014. They turned the historic house into a residence and a centre for music lessons and creative work. Exposed masonry, scattered instruments and a wood-burning stove connect its preserved past with daily musical life.
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