Steuerhaus, Heritage monument in Memmingen, Germany.
The Steuerhaus is an architectural heritage structure in Memmingen located at Marktplatz 16, displaying traditional Bavarian design with an elaborated facade. The building features detailed stonework and ornamental elements that reflect its craftsmanship and historical standing.
The Steuerhaus was built in 1494/95 as the administrative building of the Free Imperial City of Memmingen. Its upper floors housed the Secret Council and the financial administration, while shops occupied the ground floor. A four-storey Münzturm adjoined it until 1863, when it was converted into a staircase and partly demolished. The building served as a tax house until the end of the imperial city; from 1805 it held various offices.
The name Steuerhaus comes from its use as the tax office of the Free Imperial City until 1805. The ground floor once held shops; today a café and a jeweller's occupy it, while the upper floors house the city's social welfare office. The neo-baroque facade, painted in 1909 thanks to a bequest from mayor's widow Rosa von Zoller, shows a late 19th-century townscape in its centre.
The Steuerhaus occupies almost the whole north side of Marktplatz at house number 16, with the former fish market to its left and the town hall to its right. The entrance is the former Münzturm, now a staircase leading to the upper floors. The rear facade, without windows, can only be seen from the garden of the former Augustinian monastery.
The entrance is the former Münzturm, a four-storey tower attached to the house; in 1863 it was converted into a staircase and partly demolished. The rear facade, visible only from the garden of the former Augustinian monastery, has no windows at all.
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