The House to the chair (German:Haus zum Sessel) in Basel is situated at the Totengässlein 3. In the house the printing press of Johann Amerbach and his successor Johann Froben was located. Early years A house "To the chair in front" (German:Zum vorderen Sessel) was first mentioned in 1316. Behind another house was called "Bath to the Merchants" (German:Badestube unter Krämern). In it, a bath was located which was fed by a fountain in the courtyard. Printing house In the late 15th century, Johann Amerbach rented the building and established an additional printing press in the house. In the 1490s he eventually purchased it and further onwards, it became a home for humanist writers and scholars. In 1507 Johann Amerbach sold the "House to the Chair" to Johann Froben, his successor. Froben employed humanists like Sebastian Brant, Beatus Rhenanus or Johannes Reuchlin as editors and proof readers. Sebastian Münster was entrusted with editing Hebrew texts. Johannes Oecolampadius resided in the house during his proof reading of the Greek-Latin Bible of Erasmus of Rotterdam. Erasmus also resided in the house between 1514 and 1516 and Froben would become the main printer of Erasmus' works, 148 titles are recorded. Frobens son Hieronymus Froben would become his successor and joined forces with the printers Johannes Herwagen and Nicolaus Episcopius. Episcopius would marry Frobens daughter Justina in 1529. The joint venture was unfortunate and Hiernoymus Froben established a new printing house in the Bäumleingasse. The family of the Episcopius printed in the building until 1599 when Eusiebius Episcopius the grandson of Nikolaus Episcopius died. Following there are mentioned three owners, but not much is known of what happened in the house for some years. Education In 1801, the pedagogue Johann Georg Tobler opened a boy school in the house which operated until 1803. In 1814, in the building the first so-called "daughters school" of the state in Basel was established. The young women wer educated in geography, history, French, German and religion in the mornings and in handicrafts in the afternoon. The school lived through financially challenging times as it did not count with a stable amount alumni. In 1856, the building was renovated by Amadeus Lukas Merian. Afterwards, the number of students rose rather fast and the building became too small. In 1884 the school left the building at the Totengässlein and moved to the Kanonengasse. In 1897 the school for women education