The early classicist building, which was commissioned by the Lenzburg cotton industrialist Gottlieb Hünerwadel [de] and built in 1785 by the Bernese architect Carl Ahasver von Sinner, is considered one of the most important cultural assets in Lenzburg.

[1][2][3] The townhouse was built in 1785 during the cotton boom era and served as a residence and commercial building at the same time.

[1][2][3] After the economic decline of the Hünerwadel dynasty at the end of the 19th century, the doctor Adolf Müller-Fischer bought the vacant town house in 1903.

It is the home of the Aargauer Literaturhaus, the art painter Fritz Huser, Pro Argovia, Forum Helveticum and various non-profit organizations.

Cultural events, weddings, readings, concerts, educational courses and festivities are held there.