Schloss Neunhof

Schloss Neunhof stands at the southern edge of Neunhof, a village that is now one of Nuremberg's districts. It is a Weiherhaus, a fortified manor house, and a culturally significant example of the type. Hans Kreß erected the present building around 1479, complete with a water moat and timber framing dated to that same year. Successive owners altered little, and much of the original furnishing is still in place.

The estate's history reaches back to 1246 and a first mention of Heinricus de Nova Curia. Georg Fütterer bought the manor in 1503 and expanded its fortifications. Later owners included the Koler family, before marriage brought it back to the Kreß line. The Thirty Years' War damaged the outbuildings yet spared the house. In 1736 Johann Adam Kreß renovated the property, adding new windows and a baroque chapel. His family held it until 2020, when a non-profit foundation took possession.

In 1960 the house opened as a museum showing the lifestyle of Nuremberg's patrician families. The baroque park was rebuilt in 1964 and again in 1978 and 1979, to revive the city's garden culture. Restoration keeps the manor itself closed, but the garden remains open to visitors. The water moat still circles the building, and the timber framing still carries the year 1479.