Erlacherhof

It is the only Bernese town mansion in the Old City of Bern that has a courtyard.

The Erlacherhof was built between 1745 and 1752 after the plans of the Bernese architect Albrecht Stürler for the Bernese patrician Hieronymus von Erlach in place of two older houses of which one was the old town house of the von Erlach family.

It was the son of Hieronymus von Erlach, Albrecht Friedrich von Erlach, who gave order to complete the mansion, most probably with the help of the sculptor Johann August Nahl.

In honour of his father, Albrecht Friedrich von Erlach decorated the pediments of the east and west wing courtyard façades with the crowned monogram of his father "HvE", Hieronymus von Erlach.

In 1795, the mansion was bought by the butcher Albrecht Hegi and the merchant David Rudolf Bay.

North façade with the main entrance to the courtyard of the Erlacherhof
Courtyard with the main entrance of the Erlacherhof