Urech House

Schafisheim, Switzerland

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

This Rococo villa, built in 1783 in Schafisheim, canton of Aargau, exemplifies the refined domestic architecture of late-eighteenth-century Switzerland. Known as the Urech House, the country residence displays the ornamental elegance and graceful proportions characteristic of the Rococo style. Recognized as a class A Swiss cultural property of national significance, the house represents an important example of secular residential architecture from its period and continues to reflect the aesthetic values of the Swiss gentry during the late Enlightenment era.