Palais Algesheimer Hof

The Algesheimer Hof in Mainz is a residence with a connection to the history of printing. The property, now privately owned, is located in Mainz's Old Town.

A chronicle from 1550 identifies the Algesheimer Hof as the last residence of Johannes Gutenberg. After his appointment as courtier to the Archbishop of Mainz, Adolf II of Nassau, Gutenberg spent his final years here before his death on February 3, 1468. In 1477, the property was incorporated into the newly founded University of Mainz and in 1526 it passed into the possession of the Jesuits, whose IHS signet can still be found on the archway. Renovations took place in the 18th century. Following the destruction of World War II, a historicizing new building was erected, incorporating the preserved Baroque portal. The area was already built upon in Roman times, as evidenced by findings of Roman bricks indicating a Roman administrative building.