Bach House, Baroque residence in Köthen, Germany.

The Bach House at Wallstraße is a Baroque residential building from the early 18th century with original architectural features and several exhibition rooms. The structure displays typical architecture of the period with characteristic facades and interior layout.

Bach came to Köthen in 1717 as Kapellmeister to Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Köthen, a post he held until 1723. He first lived at Schalaunische Straße 44 from December 1717 to 1719, then moved into the newly built house at Wallstraße 25/26. That building, completed in 1719, is the surviving Bach House; Bach is assumed to have been its first tenant, and court orchestra allowances suggest the house was also used by the ensemble.

The house displays materials that document Bach's creative period in Köthen and the musical world of the early 18th century. Visitors can understand how the city and the princely court shaped the composer's work during this time.

The house is accessible through organized tours offered in several languages with insights into Bach's life and work. Visitors should plan ahead to confirm tour availability at preferred times.

Köthen actually had two Bach houses. The first, at Schalaunische Straße 44, was where Bach most likely lived from December 1717 to 1719; that site now holds a store built in 1968. The surviving Wallstraße building, finished in 1719, is today part of the St. Elisabeth care home in the Baroque quarter.