The story of this building
The next owner became Moritz Baumann, founder of the “Freudenberg” business, in the same year. At the same time, he changed the previous business name “Schwanen” to “Weiherhof”.
This name has remained with the company to this day, although the business name has changed again. In 1886, because of the opening of the Appenzell train station, the restaurant was from now on called the “restaurant at the train station”.
From the beginning of February 1888 Josef Anton Manser, from January 1889 Franz Ulmann, from May 1889 Josef Scherrer, from October 1889 K. Keller and from July 1890 Ulrich Steinle ran the business. After several ownership changes, a butcher's shop was added in 1886 and after many more changes of ownership, a hardware store was built on the ground floor in 1890, which became a specialty store a year later. In 1891 the business went out of business and, after two changes of ownership, an kiln was installed on the ground floor of the house. In 1903, Edmund Dähler bought the house at auction, which was purchased by the Appenzeller Railway a week later. It is now occupied by railway staff. In 1933 Konrad Wild-Rechsteiner bought it for CHF 15,500. From 1967, Dora Margot Brüllmann-Wild became the new owner.
Advertisement in the Appenzeller Volksfreund from 1882. Apparently the area above Postplatz was still called “Neudorf” back then.
Yvo Buschauer · 3rd completely revised edition · October 2014 · Page 11. Times such as “today” refer to the edition at that time. Names of owners and innkeepers are reproduced as part of the historical house and business history.
Where the story took place
Jakob-Signer-Strasse 11
Address reference according to swisstopo, checked on October 24, 2026. It refers to the address from the collection, not a confirmed current catering establishment.
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