Hans Wal House

 mixed-used building, listed building / architectural heritage, historical building, 15th century construction, 19th century construction

The first known owner is craftsman Simon Salter, after 1450.
Between 1475 and 1525 the house was owned by the patrician merchants Hans Wal and Anton Wal. During the 17th and the 18th centuries the house belonged to mayors Tobias Sifft and Georg Reussner, then to the Schnabel family, the Schünn family, the Kessler family, the Riegler family, the Kapp family and the Patzer family. At the beginning of the 19th century, the building was in the possession of Gottfried Valentin Hanns, followed by Mike Georg. In 1898 the house enters the possession of the Magyar. Burger-Leserverein Association.
The Hungarian Casino will function here until World War I, with a storefront pub.
The wings from the courtyard were erected in the 19th century, and the façade has received its current appearance. The main body towards the square was raised to the second floor in the 18th or early 19th century (a photo from 1856 shows the house with the second floor).
The rooms at the first floor present a ceiling with plaster floral decorations, which were initially painted (the 16th – 17th century)
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