Jenny Estate

Jenny Estate

Jenny Estate (German: Jenny Schloss) is a large estate in the municipality of Thalwil of the Canton of Zurich in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.[1]

History

The building, now known as Jenny Estate, was built in 1878 as a home and silk fabric factory for Fritz Schwarzenbach-Suter. It became the home of the author Han Jenny (1894-1942) who is best known for his 1934 book Kunstführer der Schweiz (Art and architecture of Switzerland). It was acquired by the municipality and then renovated in 1986-93. One of the outbuildings is now used as a kindergarten.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Kantonsliste A-Objekte". KGS Inventar (in German). Federal Office of Civil Protection. 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  2. ↑ Jenny-Schloss in GSK: Kunstführer durch die Schweiz (German) accessed 11 May 2012
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Coordinates: 47°17′31″N 8°33′58″E / 47.29208°N 8.566246°E / 47.29208; 8.566246


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