Schrödterhaus

Schrödterhaus stands at Neumarkt in Leipzig’s historic centre as a commercial and office building. Its five-storey corner form combines a steel frame, limestone lower floors, plaster upper floors, and a rounded bay window. A small domed turret with a weather vane crowns the roof above the corner.

Built in 1912 and 1913 for textile merchant Georg Heinrich Schrödter, it bears architect Emil Franz Hänsel’s Reformstil design. The Schrödter family’s textile business began in 1874 and closed in 1959 after Georg’s widow managed it. Rear additions created two courtyards, while a postmodern building filled the wartime gap during 1993 and 1994. The largely intact structure later gained modern offices, ground-floor shops, and a rooftop conference lounge.

A passage leads from Neumarkt through the courtyards towards Magazingasse and Kupfergasse. Heritage protection preserves original staircases and facade details alongside contemporary glass, windows, wiring, and fire-safety work. Natural light fills the passage beneath the historic facade, making this route the building’s most memorable detail.