House of Latvian traditions and crafts

About

The house is given the status of an architectural monument of national importance and is located on the grounds of the urban planning monument of national importance, the Historical Centre of the City of Jelgava. In the 1813 plan of the city of Jelgava, it is possible to identify the part of the city where the building on 2 Vecpilsētas Street is located. It is a building made of wooden structures, which were no longer permitted to be built in Jelgava under the building regulations of 1813, so there is reason to believe that the house’s origins date before 1813. In the second half of the 18th century to the beginning of the 19th century, it was a residential house with a warehouse next to it. In the block of Jelgava Vecpilsētas Street, where the House of Latvian traditions and crafts is located, a unique historic street network and density pattern have been preserved to this day. The building area was formed between the 18th and 19th centuries. It is the oldest building part of the city of Jelgava that was not destroyed during World War II.

At a glance

• Typical visit: about 30 minutes