Wambolter Hof Manor

The origins of the Wambolter Hof date back to around 1732/33, when Franz Philipp Caspar Freiherr Wambolt von Umstadt had the building constructed in the Baroque style. It was presumably built on the foundations of a predecessor building that was demolished in 1731. The builder, an influential privy councillor and general field marshal, likely commissioned the engineer Franz Peter Kersten from Ehrenbreitstein for the designs, which were, however, implemented in a simplified form in Bensheim. Local craftsmen such as master mason Andreas Streng, master stonemason Andreas Schiffer, and master carpenter Martin Reichard were involved in its realization.