Mentzendorffs House

The Mentzendorff House in Riga is a historic building that has served as a residence and place of business since 1695 and can be visited today as a museum of the city's history. Originally owned by German-Baltic merchants, it housed, among others, a coffee and chocolate dealer. After Latvian independence was restored, the house was restored in the 1990s and opened to the public in 1992. Spread over four floors, it offers a glimpse into the daily lives of wealthy Riga residents from the seventeenth to the twentieth century. Visitors can admire restored wall paintings as well as furniture from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The rooms open to the public include business rooms, a kitchen with a hooded chimney, a salon, a ballroom, and a family chapel.