The former Canon’s House at Salzburger Platz 1 in Friesach once served as the residence of the canons of the Collegiate Church of St Bartholomew.

This detached, three-winged monumental building encloses an arcaded courtyard.

The oldest parts of the structure probably date back to the 13th century.

There is evidence of demolished sections at the ends of the side wings. This indicates that the 16th-century arcaded courtyard was originally a single-storey, enclosed structure.

The two upper-storey arcades with broad segmental arches and Tuscan columns probably date from the 17th century. The arcades are now glazed. The southern portion of the east wing predates the construction of the arcaded courtyard. In the eastern garden wall, a medieval courtyard gate from the 14th century has been preserved.

The north-facing facade features a round-arched entrance portal in its central axis, with Baroque doors and fittings dating from the third quarter of the 18th century. Above the portal is an inscription dated 1674, surmounted by a double-arched window.

The coat of arms of the Archbishop of Salzburg Max Gandolf von Kuenburg is positioned above the window.

The passageway was vaulted in the 16th century with a barrel vault featuring a three-eighths cross-ribbed apse, plastered ribs, and a small cartouche bearing a coat of arms at its apex.