Chain House
The house is first recorded in 1612 as the property of the bell-ringers of the Church of the Virgin Mary. In 1818 it was bought by the prominent Kroměříž physician Dr Tadeáš Mastalier, who rebuilt it in the then fashionable Empire style. It was one of the most beautiful houses in town, and heavy chains on stone pedestals adorned its street front – hence its name. The garden of the house reaches as far as the town walls.
In 1929 its owner bequeathed it to the order of the Sisters of Mercy on condition that it would serve poor, elderly and sick people. During the conversion at that time it lost its Empire facade; only the portal and some stone parts of the staircase inside survived. The house still serves seniors today.
From 1863 the teacher and writer František Slaměník lived here. In 1848–1849 the politician František Ladislav Rieger stayed in the house next door.
The house is part of the Kroměříž urban heritage reserve.
