Bummerlhaus, Gothic mansion in Steyr, Austria.

The Bummerlhaus at Stadtplatz 32 is a late Gothic townhouse built around a square core tower, with a front house, a rear house and three courtyards with arcades. Its square-facing façade carries a stone bay spanning the whole first floor, blind arcades, a quatrefoil frieze and five asymmetrically placed windows, above which rises a brick gable with a biforate Gothic window.

The oldest parts of the building reach back to the 13th century, with the first written record appearing in 1450. This early documentation makes it an important example of medieval architecture in Austria.

The name comes from the sign of the former Zum goldenen Löwen inn: the lion painted there was mocked by Steyr citizens as a Bummerl, a little dog. The inn operated in the house until 1898, and the nickname outlasted it.

The building currently houses a bank, so you can view the medieval architecture from outside or while visiting the counter area. Its location in the heart of Steyr makes it easy to reach on foot as you explore the town's historic buildings.

The 50 schilling coin issued on 4 June 1973 marked the 500th anniversary not of the building's construction but of the 1473 sale of the house by Wolfgang Pandorffer to the merchant Georg Prandtstetter for around 1000 Gulden. The coin was struck in silver.