This part of the Rymice village was established at the end of the 18th century on the site of a former lodge of a forester for the local gentry. Preserved remnants of homesteads of small farmers are preserved there; they form a cluster of three peasant houses No 62, 64, and 65. These belong to the oldest houses in the village. Hejnice was declared a village heritage reserve in 1995.
House No 62 "na Potůčkovém" named after the plot of a farmer of the surname Potůček, is an example of a somewhat wealthier settlement, the age of which is documented by the year 1798 written on the beam ceiling. The structures form an enclosed homestead with a small yard. The interior is from the turn of the 19th and 20th century. One of the stables is equipped with various items used for washing laundry.
House No 64 "u Vymětalů" is also dated on the ceiling inside the living room: it was built in 1817 and represents a home of a poorer peasant. There is a smoke kitchen with an open fire pit and bread oven. The interior documents a modest peasant’s household from the 19th century. The utility buildings contain various household, farming, and beekeeping utensils. There is an audio-visual document is associated with this structure: a film in Czech titled “Role of wood in the everyday life of our ancestors”.
The windmill stands in the garden of house No 64. It is a full-timber beam (German or ram type) windmill from the first half of the 19th century. To its present site in Rymice it was transferred in 1977, from a nearby village of Bořenovice. Inside it is still intact with a unique structural design, milling stations and tools. The mill revolved around a central pillar with its arms always set against the wind.
House No 65 "u Symerských" is the smallest of the three in Hejnice. In the past it was a home of a poorer peasant. The date written on the interior ceiling says the house was established in 1815, but the timber-framed walls of the living room and the storeroom are from 1781. The house is currently used for education purposes.
House No 104 used to be a blacksmith’s workshop serving the local gentry, and it was used for this purpose until the end of the 18th century. At the moment it is a service building for the museum staff.
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