This house is called after the composer and music pedagogue Father Alberik Zwyssig, who was born here on November 17, 1808. He worked as music director at the Cistercian Abbey until it was closed in 1841. He eventually died in 1854, at the Abbey Mehrerau in Bregenz. He is best known for having composed Switzerland's Swiss Psalm which the Federal Council pronounced to be the country's national anthem ad interim up to 1961, and definitely in 1981.

With its squared timber and steep gable, the building is a typical Swiss block building. The regularly placed windows, the building's shingled exterior and the blinded shutters give it a Biedermeier appearance. This is due to transformations, which were made in the latter half of the 19th century. The original building, however, dates back to 1796.

The composer's father bought it in 1806 and turned it into an inn. In front of the house is a statue of the composer that dates back to 1900-1901 when Luzern sculptor Hugo Siegwart sculpted it. Both the building and the statue are of historical importance to this picturesque village.