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The building located at Tallinna str 13 has been one of Paide’s most representative houses (see http://majalood.weissenstein.ee/tallinna/tallinna-13/) but has been underused in the last decade and its condition keeps getting worse. As the house has many original elements, including the exterior, decorative details, and it is located near one of Paide’s main streets and the buildings of Järvamaa museum, it is crucial to fix up this building, i.e. restore it as authentically as possible. This is a significant contribution to the development of Paide old town and city centre area. Paide currently does not have any good examples of properly renovated old town buildings (both exterior and interior) that could be used as examples for restoring other historical buildings in the old town.
In addition to tidying up the city, developing the old town, and improving cultural historical buildings, it is very important to enliven the local community. In Paide, the community initiatives that support developing the old town have been very strong. It started in 2004 from the NGO Association Weissenstein that was founded by the citizens and continued in 2007 with Paide SRIK that was founded for co-operation between Paide Town Government and the Estonian Heritage Conservation Society.
As a result of joint activities, a community centre that supports a sustainable world view and community lifestyle was founded near Tallinna 13, into the buildings of Tallinna 9 and 11, which later became known as Paide Wabalinn house (wabalinn.weissenstein.ee). All hopes to restore a community centre have been associated with the Tallinna 13 building.The project is the only option to fix up the building to become a good restoration example in the old town, as well as to operate as a community centre.