Das Heimathaus

The building was constructed between 1830 and 1832. The Hanoverian government established a representative official residence in Freren, which included an administrative building (for the local court and administration) as well as two residences—one for the district administrator or magistrate and another for officials. The central focus of the complex was the former administrative building, featuring offices and a courtroom. This building was flanked by the two residences for the staff. The uniform architecture, characterised by robust yet effective design, was based on a model plan by Georg Ludwig Friedrich Laves, the Hanoverian director of construction.

The Freren official residence is considered a prime example of Hanoverian Classicism. With the formation of the Prussian district of Lingen in 1885, the Freren district administration was dissolved. The Freren local court continued to exist until 1971, when it was abolished in December of that year, in accordance with a 1966 law passed by the Lower Saxony state parliament, and merged with the Lingen local court. The buildings of the former official residence were sold off. The last magistrate of Freren, Reinhard Holzkamp, purchased the magistrate's house and bequeathed it to the local heritage association in 1998. The other two buildings of the former official residence were also sold and are now privately owned.