Broyhan House

Broyhan House (Broyhanhaus) is a residential and commercial building constructed in 1576 in Hanover's historic old town (Altstadt). It is the second-oldest preserved half-timbered building in Hanover, and stands on the cellar walls of an earlier building dating to the 14th century. The house is named after Cord Broyhan a brewer who lived in an earlier building from 1537 until 1561.

The beer that Broyhan is credited to have invented and that is named after him had a profoundly positive economic impact on Hanover. Broyhan beer ceased being brewed in 1919, but the Gilde Brewery that resulted from the brewers guild formed in 1546, in part by Broyhan, is still operating.

Location and description
Broyhan House is located at 24 Merchant Street (Kramerstraße) amidst a row of historic half-timbered buildings just west of Market Church, in Hanover's old town. Ownership records for the residential and commercial building typical for early Hanover date back to 1428. The majority of owners were merchants (Kramer) who conducted their trade within the building.

Following examination in 1984, the building was restored until 1987. , it houses a restaurant in the vaulted cellar and on its first two floors, and residents on the upper floors. Broyhan House is a listed architectural monument.