Villa Breitenstein - unique villa ensemble with English garden park

In the heart of southern Glarus, this representative, historic manufacturer’s villa awaits you, featuring a stylish park garden and a separate utility building. An impressive testament to the architecture of the Gründerzeit era and enduring construction quality. The estate, commissioned by the renowned Glarus entrepreneur Thomas Legler in 1895, combines historical grandeur with an extraordinary level of space and design possibilities. The Zurich architects Kehrer & Knell were responsible for the planning and skillfully implemented the high demands of the successful client for a solid building with a granite foundation and artistic sandstone applications in the highest Swiss perfection. Both buildings are listed as historical monuments. The villa extends over three generous floors, complemented by a cellar and a spacious attic. With an impressive volume of approximately 3,095 m2 and a net living area of approximately 400 m2, the space includes around 15 rooms, including 11 potential bedrooms, ensuring privacy and flexibility for a wide variety of living models. Contemporary comfort is guaranteed by modern, triple-glazed windows and a new, efficient oil heating system (Hoval, installed Sept./2022). The original armored room safe by the Bauer brand and the air raid shelter were installed during the ownership period of the German entrepreneurial Bosch family, underscoring the solid and safety-conscious construction of the era. For many years, the villa also served a medical family equally as a practice and a representative residence. The well-thought-out design with separate entrances opens up a rare variety of uses. Whether as a stately residence for individuals with a demand for ample space, as a family residence for multiple generations, as a combination of private living and a representative company headquarters, or through the division into up to three independent residential units – visions can be realized here. Additional potential is offered by the three-story outbuilding, which currently serves as a utility and garage house and is suitable for further projects. Embedded in a generous park property with a total of approximately 6,421 m2 (of which approximately 4,652 m2 is building land) and a stately driveway with a gate, the villa ensemble "Breitenstein" presents itself in its finest manner. Welcome to Villa Breitenstein in Glarus Süd!