The Hagen House on Feldkircherstrasse in Nendeln was built in 1837 by master builder Joseph Anton Seger from Vaduz on behalf of Alois Schlegel and Dominik Öhri.
From 1864 to 1912, the Hagenhaus served as a K&K post office for the entire Liechtenstein lowlands. In 1988, the historic and architecturally valuable ensemble with the house, stable barn, wash house and shooting lodge was placed under a preservation order.
In 1835, a new type of house appeared in the Principality of Liechtenstein in the midst of a strongly traditional architectural landscape - the classically designed semi-detached house. In addition to several similar buildings in Vaduz (Gubser House) and Schaan (Seger House), the Hagen House was built on Feldkircher Strasse in Nendeln in 1837.
The stable barn and wash house were built and designed in the same way as the house. The voluminous stable barn suggests successful farming with livestock breeding and arable farming.
The Schützenhäuschen with its unknown history is undoubtedly a cultural gem in this country, bearing witness to a former special club activity.
The interior fittings date from the time the house was built in 1837 (floorboards and gypsum plaster) as well as renovations in the early 20th century (wall paneling). The door leaves and the mullioned windows from the 1837 construction period are largely preserved and functional, with a contemporary design and appropriate fittings. The front windows appear to have been made in the second half of the 19th century, and a number are stored in the attic.
Hagen-Haus-innen_20The tiled stoves in the southern apartment include a white-glazed cylinder stove in the classicist style from the 19th century and a box stove from the early 20th century.
The monumental value/cultural-historical value of the property is particularly noteworthy:
- The overall complex with its double dwelling house, stable barn and wash house and its location along Liechtenstein's most important main road
- For Liechtenstein, this is probably the best preserved farm complex of the 1st half of the 19th century.
- The residential house with its new design and new room layout for 1837 in this country
- The preservation of the doors and windows from the 1837 construction period and two tiled stoves
- The voluminous stable barn as evidence of an investment in intensified agriculture
- The preservation of a shooting hut as evidence of a past sports club activity
- An extensively preserved shoemaker's workshop with a variety of tools, shoes and pieces of leather.
(Source: Building history report, April 2006, Peter Albertin, building analyst Winterthur)