The Erbdrostenhof is a three-wing late Baroque palace in

Münster Münster (; nds, Mönster) is an independent city (''Kreisfreie Stadt'') in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also a state di ...

, North-Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on Salzstraße. It was designed by

Johann Conrad Schlaun Johann Conrad Schlaun (June 5, 1695 in Nörde now Warburg – October 21, 1773 in Münster) was a German architect. He is an important architect of the Westphalian Baroque architectural style. His designs include the Erbdrostenhof and Schloss Mü ...

for Adolf Heidenreich Freiherr Droste zu Vischering, Erbdrost of Münster and built between 1753 and 1757. Johann Christoph Manskirch produced sculptures for the building, whilst Nikolaus Loder painted frescoes in the interior - the latter were damaged during World War Two and restored between 1965 and 1967 by the Austrian restorer Paul Reckendorfer. The building is also notable as the birthplace of Blessed Mary of the Divine Heart.

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*https://web.archive.org/web/20130707141553/http://www.belocal.de/muenster-westfalen/sehenswuerdigkeiten/erbdrostenhof/3396 *http://www.erbdrostenhof.de/ {{Authority control Buildings and structures in Münster Palaces in North Rhine-Westphalia Houses completed in 1757