Freihaus Losenstein
Freihaus Losenstein is a residential and commercial building in Linz, standing at the foot of Schlossberg. The surrounding junction brings together Hofberg, Hofgasse, and the old town. Its five-storey facade preserves Renaissance character while displaying the rarer Mannerist forms of Linz.
Its history reaches back to 1494, when Hans Will, the regional scribe, owned the property. Dietmar von Losenstein acquired it in 1573. He joined two houses and rebuilt them into the structure that stands here, later associated with several prominent families. From 1666 to 1754, Linz used it as a quarter house. Bomb damage and structural problems led to rebuilding between 1949 and 1952.
The granite main portal carries a rounded arch and the Faschang family’s relief coat of arms. A winged lion holds an open book at the corner stones. The polygonal oriel projects from the corner, with Losenstein and Herberstein arms beneath a small naked putto. Similar high-oval reliefs were added to the outer oriel windows in 1950.
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