Heinrich Bühler-Honegger, born in 1833 as a farmer’s son in Schirmensee/Feldbach, technical manager of the Honegger machine factory in Rüti, National Councillor from 1881-93, took over a modest house on Kempratner Bucht and extended it around 1880/85 into the form of a representative villa. The architect is unknown, but is probably to be sought in the Zurich area (related villa building on the north side of Rüti railway station).
The late classicist building with a tower risalit on the city side and open loggias was heavily altered in the 1960s. The renovation now being carried out will bring the building back closer to its original design.
