The residential and commercial building by court architect Georg Adolph Demmler on the south bank of the Pfaffenteich was built in 1842 and is a striking example of bourgeois classicist architecture. With its voluminous corner tower and representative structure, it dominates the cityscape. Originally built as Demmler's home, it was later rebuilt several times and now serves as a residential and commercial building.
The striking residential and commercial building by Georg Adolph Demmler, the Grand Duke's court architect, was built on the southern bank of the Pfaffenteich in Schwerin in 1842. It was built as part of the expansion of the residential city into the adjacent marshland, which had previously been extensively drained. Demmler, who was also in charge of the large-scale construction site of the Arsenal, received the property as a gift from Grand Duke Paul Friedrich. Due to its prominent location, he designed a prestigious building, whose voluminous corner tower and tower-like roof zone serve as an architectural eye-catcher. The classicist building in the style of historicism displays a variety of forms and details that characterize it as an outstanding example of bourgeois architecture of the time. Several later conversions have reinforced this impression. Today, the building is used as a residential and commercial building and continues to be a defining element of the cityscape on Pfaffenteich.
