The building is a lovely, restored Fachwerkhaus (half-timbered house). It can easily accommodate groups; it has 7 double rooms, 3 single rooms and 2 dormitories with 13 beds each. It offers a seminar room and a day room with TV. And Bad Windsheim has its own Heilbad (spa)--just the thing to relax.

The Pastorius Haus was originally built in 1668 by the father of Franz Daniel Pastorius, then mayor of Windsheim. (Franz Daniel Pastorius was the leader of the group that arrived in Philadelphia, October 6, 1683 and founded Germantown, PA.) Its original purpose was to house the unmarried women of the town after the 30 Years War in Germany. Over the centuries it has served as barracks for French soldiers under Napoleon, as housing for the poor and to lodge refugees of both world wars. The building enjoys historic preservation status. It was acquired by the Pastorius Home Association from the city of Bad Windsheim in 1983, the year of the Tricentennial of German Immigration, and restored at a cost of over one million dollars. Today the building serves as an American-German educational and cultural visitors center. Students and adults of all ages can make use of the home when they travel to Europe, study or just spend an enjoyable time.

The Pastorius Home Association also offers tours, flights and car rental at bargain prices. To contact them: Pastorius Tours/Home/Center Information, American-German Union, PO Box 66, Germansville, PA 18053-0066. Tel. (610) 767-6981 FAX (610) 767-6981; E- mail geramunion@aol.com Sylvia Graybill.

In Germany contact
Pastorius Haus
An der Heuwaag 1
91438 Bad Windsheim
Tel 09841/ 7078