Former Merchant's House Gruber
Gais, Switzerland
Exterior only
Visible from the street; the inside is private.
In the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, the Former Merchant's House Gruber stands in Gais as an imposing residential structure built in 1783. The house exemplifies the Rococo style, the decorative architectural language that flourished in eighteenth-century Europe. Designated a class A Swiss cultural property of national significance, it represents an important example of prosperity and taste among the merchant class of the period and region.
Movement
- Built
- Type
- residential building
- Heritage
- class A Swiss cultural property of national significance
- Place
- Gais, Switzerland
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