2. Name of the "los hoes"

The name Los Hoes comes from the Low Saxon phrase "lös hoes" (plural: "lösse huze").

It probably means “open house,” because in the past there was only one large room where people and animals slept together under one roof.

In the winter, it was nice and warm.

The rear part of the house, near the large doors, was called the barn and was used for the animals and for work.

The front part was the living area.

It is sometimes thought that the name also refers to the house's modular design (los = not fixed).

The wooden beams were often numbered and joined together with mortise-and-tenon joints.

This means that the building was sometimes torn down and rebuilt elsewhere, for example, when the soil had become depleted and the farmer found a better piece of land.

If the family grew or the business was doing well, additional trusses could be purchased.

That's how the farm was extended.

There was a brisk trade in that there.

In the next story, we still won't be going into Los Hoes.

First, let's take a look at the gable ornament at the peak of the roof.