Güterhof, Timber-framed cultural property in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.

The Güterhof is a late-Baroque warehouse built in 1787 on Freier Platz, directly by the Schifflände. Its trapezoidal plan encloses a small inner courtyard, and its regular rows of windows sit under a shallow saddle roof rather than the steep Gothic-style roofs of neighbouring buildings. The facade is plastered, since the limestone blocks were too irregularly cut to leave exposed.

The Güterhof was built in 1787 on the site of the former town wall and moat, which were levelled for it. It served as a warehouse for salt shipped on the Rhine, with barges unloading directly into the ground floor. After 1848 it became a goods store, and in 1849 a roof turret with a clock by Mäder of Andelfingen was added, its bell taken from the demolished Inner Rhine Gate. The arrival of the Rheinfall railway in 1857 ended its role in river freight.

The name Freier Platz comes from the square created in 1842 between the Güterhof and the older Schweizerhof warehouse. The building's clock turret, added in 1849, carries a bell from the demolished Inneres Rheintor that still strikes the hour. The ground-floor halls now hold a restaurant with a terrace facing the Rhine.

The Güterhof stands on Freier Platz right by the Schifflände landing stage, a short walk from the Rhine bridge and the old town. The ground-floor restaurant has a terrace facing the river. The building is a frequent element of postcard views together with the Munot and Schweizerhof, so the square is a good spot to photograph it.

The clock on the small roof turret was restored in 2007/2008; its bell came from the demolished Inner Rhine Gate and still strikes the hour. The 1936 renovation by cantonal architect Emil Gürtler exposed the limestone blocks and half-timbering, but closed shutters gave the building a forbidding look until the full renovation.