Das Schusterhäusl – a historic listed building with a story
The origins of Das Schusterhäusl since 1120
Das Schusterhäusl, a former sacristan’s house, looks back on a long tradition and history. First mentioned in 1120 as part of “Tegirnwach”, the present building was constructed in 1752 (name meaning “large meadow slope”). The historic listed building is located in a group of picturesque houses northwest of the church in Törwang.
The magnificent Lüftl painting
The beauty of Das Schusterhäusl is defined by its artistic façade painting, created as early as 1794 (date above the southern entrance door – “G- P/17-94A- P Georg Puchauer – Anna Puchauerin). On the south façade there are paintings of “Christus Salvator” and “Maria von der Schönen Liebe”. To the west, in the area of the first floor, you can see depictions of St George and St Anne; on the east side, paintings of St Nepomuk and St Joseph.
From times long past
Das Schusterhäusl in 1932
Das Schusterhäusl in 1932
Das Schusterhäusl in 1933
Das Schusterhäusl in 1933
Das Schusterhäusl in 1955
Das Schusterhäusl in 1965/1970
Das Schusterhäusl in 1965/1970
Watercolour – Galliner
The art of Lüftl painting
Devotional image of Mary of the Beautiful Love. Copy of the miraculous and pilgrimage image from 1704 in the parish church in Wessobrunn. It also additionally refers to the original of this depiction: a Marian figure in Salzburg, Maria Plain, with an IHS medallion on her chest from 1680/82. The Chiemgau region and the adjoining area east of the Inn, and thus also the Samerberg, belonged to the Diocese of Chiemsee and therefore also to the Archdiocese of Salzburg.
Saint John of Nepomuk. In the Catholic faith, he is widely known as the patron saint of bridges, but also the patron of rafters, millers, boatmen, confessors and priests. The connection to the house may be occupational, but he may also be the name patron of a family member. His feast day is May 16.
Devotional image of Christus Salvator Mundi: Christ with a blessing hand and an orb with a cross, Redeemer or Saviour of the world.
Saint George, name patron of the builder “Georg Puchauer” (Buchauer), who initiated the renovation in 1794, during which the upper floor was rebuilt in stone, the façade was re-plastered and the Lüftl paintings still visible today were applied. The defeated dragon normally lying beneath St George was not reconstructed during the last renovation for cost reasons. His feast day is April 23.
The mural on the west façade depicts St Anne, mother of the Mother of God, on the right, and on the left Mary kneeling or sitting. In Catholicism, St Anne is the name patron of the builder’s wife “Puchauer”, under whom the former sacristan’s property was rebuilt in stone on the upper floor in 1794, its façades were re-plastered and the Lüftl paintings still visible today were applied.
Saint Joseph with the Christ Child in his arms. The Christ Child holds the cross in his hand as a sign of his later suffering and death, but also of redemption. Joseph also holds a white lily in his left hand as a symbol of purity and as a reference to his betrothal to Mary. In the 18th century, he was an important saint for Catholics, with his own feast day, which was abolished only in the second half of the 20th century. The depiction may indicate a person connected to the family as a name patron, or be regarded as a patron saint for building trades (especially carpenters).