Houses with St Andrew’s crosses on the roof timbers were probably built by men who belonged to a religious organisation, the «Andresen».

While the grooves and ridges on the façade purlins, dating from 1680, still hark back to the time of Gothic-style carpentry, the cubed friezes on the small extension already announce a new stylistic era. 

Of particular note are the five St Andrew’s crosses on the purlins. Houses with St Andrew’s crosses on the roof timbers were probably built by men who belonged to a religious organisation, the “Andresen”. (see Christian Rubi’s book, Das Simmentaler Bauernhaus).