The building, originally constructed as a municipal public bath, is a Neo-Baroque structure dating from 1914. The plans were drawn up by a certain Mr. Kuhn in the municipal building authority. The trapezoidal plot at the intersection of Johannisstrasse and Frauenholzstrasse allowed for a truly Neo-Baroque floor plan: Two side wings are diagonally attached to a cube-shaped central section, which houses the entrances, stairwell, waiting rooms, and the "registration office" (presumably the registration office). This central section, with its three stories beneath a tall, pyramidal mansard roof, dominates the composition. The ground floor of the south wing on Johannisstrasse, with its numerous showers and few bathtubs, housed the men's bath. The ground floor of the north wing on Frauenholzstrasse was reserved for the women's bath – the plans show many bathtubs but no showers. The first floor of the south wing was dedicated to a branch of the savings bank. The combination of a public bath and a savings bank branch under one roof seems peculiar, but it was planned that way from the outset. This is revealed by the round-arched portal at the left end of the facade, whose keystone depicts a naked boy with a money box. Behind the portal is the staircase to the vestibule and the teller area on the upper floor—as expected, there was no direct connection between the bath and the bank. The apartment of the bath attendants was located in the central section. A painted coat of arms of the city of Nuremberg can be seen on the narrow east side.

Pablo de la Riestra,

St. John's Architectural Monuments and Houses from Seven Centuries in St. John's Nuremberg

Wilhelm Verlag, Amberg, 2011, page 46

The building, originally constructed as a municipal public bath, is a Neo-Baroque structure dating from 1914. The plans were drawn up by a certain Mr. Kuhn in the municipal building authority. The trapezoidal plot at the intersection of Johannisstrasse and Frauenholzstrasse allowed for a truly Neo-Baroque floor plan: Two side wings are diagonally attached to a cube-shaped central section, which houses the entrances, stairwell, waiting rooms, and the "registration office" (presumably the registration office). This central section, with its three stories beneath a tall, pyramidal mansard roof, dominates the composition. The ground floor of the south wing on Johannisstrasse, with its numerous showers and few bathtubs, housed the men's bath. The ground floor of the north wing on Frauenholzstrasse was reserved for the women's bath – the plans show many bathtubs but no showers. The first floor of the south wing was dedicated to a branch of the savings bank. The combination of a public bath and a savings bank branch under one roof seems peculiar, but it was planned that way from the outset. This is revealed by the round-arched portal at the left end of the facade, whose keystone depicts a naked boy with a money box. Behind the portal is the staircase to the vestibule and the teller area on the upper floor—as expected, there was no direct connection between the bath and the bank. The apartment of the bath attendants was located in the central section. A painted coat of arms of the city of Nuremberg can be seen on the narrow east side.

Pablo de la Riestra,

St. John's Architectural Monuments and Houses from Seven Centuries in St. John's Nuremberg

Wilhelm Verlag, Amberg, 2011, page 46