The Heisje was built around 1900 in the style of Neo-Gothic architecture. It is a hexagonal Neo-Gothic tower with a battlement.
The ground floor, framed by a retaining wall made of field stones, used to serve as a shelter, while the ground level is situated at the height of the vineyard terrace above the Rhine plain. The red bricks gave the tower its name. Since 1927, it has been owned by the Glaser family. In 2000, the tower was chosen by the Wine Brotherhood Rheinhessen as the most beautiful vineyard cottage in Rheinhessen. In 2019, the Red Cottage was renovated by the Wine Ring Osthofen e.V.
Architectural Details:
- Construction: Hexagonal tower
- Windows and doors designed in Neo-Gothic style.
- Brick construction on an elevation supported by a rubble stone wall.
- The lower part consists of a room made of bricks.
- The floor is made of light, rectangular cobblestones.
- The door opening built in Neo-Gothic style is oriented towards the southeast.
- The ceiling has a slight arch with two tie rods.
- At the back, there is a wooden bench with iron legs.
- The lower part is framed by an impressive rubble stone wall.
- In one of the panels facing southeast, a relief made of red sandstone is embedded. It depicts a rod with leaves and grapes, below it reads Karl Glaser 1900 / 27
