Altes Zollhaus
Zollhaus Frankfurter Straße stands at the former Würzburg city boundary toward Zell am Main. The small listed building once controlled entry along an important road. Completed in 1897, it marked the edge of a city expanding beyond its fortifications.
Municipal officials checked incoming goods and collected the pavement toll at this roadside station. Meat, wine, and beer could bring additional charges. The payments supported city finances, while the examinations regulated wagons and their loads. Until 1934, the building remained an active collection point as urban districts spread outward.
Today, the carefully restored house serves as a private residence and cannot be entered. Its late nineteenth-century historicist design remains visible from Frankfurter Straße. A half-hipped roof, a timber-framed upper storey, and a side tower with a lantern give the former checkpoint its distinctive outline.
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