The Former Town Hall

The market square facing south, 1871. Watercolour pencil drawing by M. Neugebauer. Picture credits: Municipal archives of the town of Immenstadt.

This stately house was privately built in 1640, which was unusual for the time, as most residents lived in simple wooden houses. A special feature of the house was its bay windows.

Town hall 1880, drawing by J.Brenner. Picture credits: Municipal archives of the town of Immenstadt.

In 1753 it was converted into the town hall by the town architect Christoph Göhl. On the first floor was a parlour for the imperially priveleged Immenstadt Screen Exhibition. At that time, the ground floor was used as a market hall “Shrannenhalle” (bench hall), for grain trade.

In 1812, a fire destroyed the house. When it was rebuilt by the Kempten architect Leonhard Heydecker, it took on its present appearance.

In 1992, further alterations were made to the listed building. The council chamber was enlarged and a small meeting room was created for wedding ceremonies and smaller receptions.