Old Presbytery of Dahlenheim

The current presbytery, resulting from a recent renovation, now provides housing for four households. Built in 1738, this building belonged to a noble family before being sold to the municipality in 1805. The municipality then installed the parish priest there. This imposing residence still reflects the prestige of its former owners, locally referred to as a manor house or a hunting lodge frequented by members of the Rathsamhausen family during the second quarter of the 18th century.

According to oral traditions, a Chappe telegraph relay was installed around the end of the 18th or the beginning of the 19th century at the top of the lantern crowning the roof. In 1803, after its acquisition by the municipality, the building was converted into a presbytery and its gardens were redesigned. Later, during the First World War, the basement served as a command post for French forces.

The building is distinguished by its rectangular plan and its two square-story timber-framed structure.