The Hoffmannsche Freihaus, better known as "Salome Alt's house", is one of the most remarkable buildings on the town square.
This house, also called "Hoffman'sches Freihaus", was originally a town house that was built in the first half of the 16th century. was acquired by Emperor Ferdinand I. The building served as accommodation for his numerous entourage when the emperor stayed in Wels Castle.
In 1552 the house came into the possession of the Barons von Hoffmann and became Freihaus. A "Freihaus" is understood to mean a noble seat within the city walls, which was freed from all city obligations.
Salome Alt von Alenau, the longtime lover of Salzburg Archbishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau, bought the house in 1622 and bequeathed it to her son Viktor, who sold it to Mathias Eisl von Eiselsberg in 1668. Today the house is privately owned.