Can you visit the Nesse Stone Tower House?

No, it has been a private home since 2021 and the interior cannot be visited, though the exterior can be seen from the outside.

How old is the Nesse Stone Tower House?

The oldest timbers found in the building date to 1342, making it one of the oldest surviving stone houses in East Frisia.

What was the building originally used for?

It first served as the seat of a local chieftain, then as the parsonage of Dornum parish from 1510 to 1957.

Where is the Nesse Stone Tower House located?

In Nesse, a district of the municipality of Dornum in the Landkreis Aurich, Lower Saxony, right next to the village church.

Nesse Stone Tower House

Dornum

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No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Dornum

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Steinhaus Nesse stands in Dornum (Landkreis Aurich), in Lower Saxony, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

The Nesse Stone Tower House is among the oldest surviving fortified stone dwellings in East Frisia, standing next to the village church in the municipality of Dornum. Built in the 14th century, it originally served as the seat of a local chieftain and was for centuries later used as a parsonage. Visible features include bricked-up Gothic window openings, a rounded stone portal, and steep gables added when the building was lowered in the early 16th century. Following a thorough renovation between 2020 and 2022, the house is now privately owned and inhabited.

What to know

The building is now a private residence and cannot be visited inside.
Its exterior, including remnants of Gothic window openings and the round-arched portal, can still be viewed from around the village church in Nesse.
There are no opening hours or admission fees since the site is not open to the public.
It is located in Dornum, in the Landkreis Aurich, Lower Saxony, easily reached by car to the village centre.

Where this château is

Dornum · Landkreis Aurich · Niedersachsen

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Address

26553 Dornum

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Niedersachsen

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Frequently asked

Can you visit the Nesse Stone Tower House?: No, it has been a private home since 2021 and the interior cannot be visited, though the exterior can be seen from the outside.
How old is the Nesse Stone Tower House?: The oldest timbers found in the building date to 1342, making it one of the oldest surviving stone houses in East Frisia.
What was the building originally used for?: It first served as the seat of a local chieftain, then as the parsonage of Dornum parish from 1510 to 1957.
Where is the Nesse Stone Tower House located?: In Nesse, a district of the municipality of Dornum in the Landkreis Aurich, Lower Saxony, right next to the village church.