Palais Schürstabhaus

The Schürstabhaus is a patrician house in Nuremberg. It is one of the most important architectural monuments in Nuremberg's Old Town and is a stop on the Historic Mile of Nuremberg.

The Schürstabhaus is located in the Sebalder Old Town, north of Sebalder Platz and east of Albrecht-Dürer-Platz, slightly elevated opposite St. Sebald's Church.

Previously, the Gothic Moritzkapelle stood directly in front of the house, which was completely destroyed by bomb hits on October 3, 1944.

In the 12th century, two individual houses were built on this site, which were only later combined into one house. Until 1328, the owners were "Unholder Ministeriale", from 1328–1478 the house belonged to the Schürstab family, and in 1390 and 1406 (by Erhart d.Ä. Schürstab) the first alterations took place. In 1482/83, the two houses were merged by the new owner Carl Schwerzer and a house chapel was installed. From 1508–1518 the building belonged to the councilor Anton Tetzel and from 1645–1791 to the legal family Fetzer (council consultants). Changes also occurred in the following centuries, but the house was increasingly neglected.

In 1943, the roof truss was destroyed in a bombing raid and later only replaced by an emergency roof. Only in 1995–97 was the house completely restored. During the renovation, it received the (non-historic) name "Schürstabhaus".