It is classified as a Monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1929, in particular because of its 17th-century automaton clock.

[1] Also known as Laube (short for German: Gerichtslaube, medieval arcade-covered courthouse, see Gerichtslaube [de]), the city hall's core building was the place where the Schultheiß passed judgment.

This part of the town hall (1531) is built in the traditional timber framing style of Alsace, with the conspicuous arcades at the ground floor.

In 1619, a clock tower featuring an ornate main portal and three jacquemarts was added by Ascagne Albertini, lord of Ichtratzheim, bailiff of Benfeld, and military engineer.

The three statues are the work of the Strasbourg sculptor Johann Fröbe; they are made of oak and represent Prudence (in the shape of Leopold V, Archduke of Austria dressed as a soldier and holding a halberd), Death (with an hourglass and a scythe), and Justice (in the shape of a Schultheiß with a stick and a full purse).