Stadthaus, Administrative building in Speyer, Germany

The Stadthaus is a three-storey building on Maximilianstraße facing Speyer Cathedral, built 1902–1903 to plans by Franz Schöberl. Its middle section and third floor are set back, and the mansard roof carries a gable and balcony toward the cathedral. The entrance portal holds a niche figure of the Palatia; the facade ornaments follow Viennese Neo-Baroque town-palace design.

The board of the Palatinate pension insurance decided in October 1900 to build a new office, buying the Frey estate opposite Speyer Cathedral for 160,000 Reichsmark. Architect Franz Schöberl's building was occupied on 1 October 1903 at a cost of about 400,000 Reichsmark. French troops requisitioned it after both world wars, and in 1960 the city acquired it as its administration seat.

The portal on Maximilianstraße carries a niche figure of the Palatia, the allegorical woman of the Palatinate, and bore the Bavarian coat of arms until the Second World War. On the third floor, allegorical figures on pedestals stand for youth and diligence, industry, agriculture and farming, and old age. Sculptor Gustav Adolf Bernd carved them from French Savonnières stone.

The Stadthaus stands at Maximilianstraße 100, directly opposite Speyer Cathedral, so it is easily reached on foot from the cathedral square. The entrance portal faces Maximilianstraße; the allegorical figures sit on pedestals at third-floor level and are best seen from across the street. The building is a working city administration, so visitors view it from outside.

The roof and third floor sculptures were crafted by Gustav Adolf Bernd using French Savonnières stone. These high-quality materials and artistic figures are characteristic of the skilled craftsmanship of the early 20th century.