The Göllner House (Casa Göllner) is a historic townhouse in the center of Sibiu, dating mainly from the 16th and 17th centuries with substantial alterations in the 19th century. Its medieval origins are still visible in the vaulted cellars and in an unusual Gothic wooden frame preserved inside the entrance passage.
The street façade took on much of its present appearance during the 19th century, when the upper floor was decorated with engaged columns, Corinthian capitals and more elaborate window surrounds. Behind it, the older structure survives more clearly, especially in the passage and cellar spaces. The Gothic wooden frame is one of the house’s most distinctive details, with clustered mouldings meeting at the corners and three small shields above, the central one carrying the coat of arms of Sibiu.
The house belonged to the Göllner family until 1894, when the last heir, Sofie Göllner, sold it to businessman Ludwig Fronius. Fronius had founded Sibiu’s first vinegar factory in 1863 and later expanded into the wine and drinks trade. At Göllner House he opened a restaurant on the ground floor as a branch of his existing business, which continued here until around World War I.
Commercial use continued during the interwar period, when men’s clothing shops moved into the ground floor. After 1937, one of the premises was used by the Astra Coop confectionery factory, adding another chapter to the long sequence of businesses that occupied the house while its older residential structure remained intact.
