What is Cloth mill Offermann?
[[Image:Tuchmacherhof Offermann.JPG|thumb|Cloth mill Offermann]] In the [[18th century]], the '''cloth mill Offermann''' was a [[brass]] [[factory]] in the [[Germany|German]] [[city]] of [[Stolberg (Rhineland)|Stolberg]]. It was later changed to [[cloth]] [[factory|mill]] and then to a [[restaurant]] and [[apartment]] building. The changes show the change of [[economy|economical]] needs in that city. == History of the building == The building was founded as a brass factory. In the 18th century, it was one of many brass factories in the city. At the end of the 18th century, the brass [[industry]] in Stolberg lost importance. The [[building]] was sold to a [[cloth]]ier of the nearby [[village]] of [[Imgenbroich]]. He [[production|produced]] cloth for more than 60 years. At the beginning of the [[19th century]], the building was used as a restaurant. Some parts of the building were greatly in need of repair. At the end of the [[20th century]], major repairs were done to the building. Currently, it is used as an apartment building. ==Related pages== *[[Kupferhof Bauschenberg|Factory Bauschenberg]] == Other websites == * [http://robhom.genios.de/r_sppresse/daten/presse_aan/20080611/aan.4127850611.htm Historians are fascinated by the cloth mill Offermann]{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{in lang|de}} {{Europe-stub}} [[Category:Buildings and structures in North Rhine-Westphalia]] [[Category:Companies of Germany]] [[Category:18th-century establishments in Germany]]