12. Hauptstrasse 22: Inn «Wirtschaft zur Waage»

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The property is first mentioned in the 16th century. The owners of the following centuries were mostly merchants from Basel. The present farmhouse was built in 1754. In 1883 the operator of the Sulzchopf quarry bought the property. He built a 20-ton weighbridge in front of the house and also opened an inn. The wagons were weighed here on their way from the Sulzchopf quarry to Basel.
In 1944 the residential part and the inn burned down. The cause was a short circuit. During the reconstruction, another floor was added. Also, the weighbridge was expanded to 30 tons in order to accommodate the heavier trucks that were appearing. In 1978, the weighbridge was abandoned. In 1982/83 the house was remodeled as it presents itself today.