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Building Number 19 in the printed brochure
"Historic Buildings in Münchberg".

The sign is on the right side next to the entrance.

In 1775 the Council of Ministers had Johann Achatius Vogel build the first chamber office at Ludwigstraße 13. He sold it in 1784 for 1,600 Gulden to the Margrave government, which then assigned it to the chamber office officer as an apartment and office. After the transition of the Principality of Bayreuth to the Kingdom of Bavaria, a revenue office in old Bavarian style was built from the previous Prussian office in Münchberg in 1811.

In 1823 the Kastner property burned down and was transferred to Hofer Straße 12 in 1824. There the Royal Revenue Office was destroyed again in the Great Fire of 1837. After this citywide fire they discussed proposals to build the district court and the revenue office next to each other. But neither the common property in Hofer Straße nor that of the district court in Ludwigstraße was used. In the latter case they feared a danger of fire due to the additional structure having buildings of woodwork and shingles. The tradesmen were against building both offices outside the city center because they feared a loss of business. “Through the most high resolution of April 20, 1838, his Royal Majesty has deigned to authorize that the local revenue office building be built on the site of the burned down previous revenue office.” Since this building was originally solely built as a private house, they wished to purchase adjoining plots for an expansion in order to be able to control the deeds better and more securely protect them from fire and for safekeeping. Also, for those officials who lived in the office building, they required more living space. More places for those who drove and security clearance of the neighboring house were turned down. In the meantime, on October 24,1839 the Royal Building Inspector’s Office reported that the owner (Lenzner) sold the neighboring property to the Master Carpenter Söllner from Schlegel (grandfather of airship captain Georg Hacker). However, the Department of the Interior in Bayreuth order five days later that the sale of the little Lenzner plot to a third party should remain unexecuted until a successful resolution. Ultimately, the revenue office purchased the scene of the fire with a little garden from merchant Lenzner and his wife for 400 Gulden on January 10, 1840. The Royal Revenue Office was rebuilt with an addition in the Revenue Office Court.

The Royal Revenue Office was relocated diagonally across the way at Hofer Straße 1 in 1894, where today the Finance Office stands as its successor.