Jenny Estate 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.
The building, now known as Jenny Estate, was built in 1878 as a home and silk fabric factory for Fritz Schwarzenbach-Suter. It was designed by architect Jakob Staub and Johann Rudolf Hofmann-Schmid. Merchant Conrad Jenny Blumer , married to Albertina Jenny, bought the building from Schwarzenbach's heirs in 1893. Since then it was popularly referred to as the "Jenny Castle".The decorative paintings in the staircase are by Eugen Ott and the Jenny coat of arms decorates the master bedroom.1928 it became the home of son and author Hans Jenny who is best known for his book Kunstführer der Schweiz . It was acquired by the municipality and then renovated in 1986-93. One of the outbuildings is now used as a kindergarten.
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