The Kaufmann House has a long history. It was first mentioned in the land register in 1801. At that time, it was a simple barn. In 1926, the house came into the possession of Angelika's grandparents, Josef Anton and Louisa Kaufmann, née Hammerer. They bought it from Eugen Bischofberger, the innkeeper of the Mellau Sonnenwirt (sun inn). Ine was a hunter and farmer, and briefly even served as mayor of Mellau. Säle ran the Mellau post office as postmistress in what is now the "Gado" (=bedroom) on the ground floor until her retirement in 1955. The progressive forester even learned Morse code in a course in Innsbruck.

According to the story, she only gave her vows to Josef Anton on the condition that she would always pursue her profession as a postmistress. This is how it happened, despite having a large brood of children.

Ten children grew up in the Toblar House (Toblar is the "house name"): Ernst, Klaus, Kaspar, Ambros, Gerhard, Marie, Barbara, Luisa, Franziska, and Gretl. According to local stories, the neighborhood children also liked to meet at "Toblars" because there was always something going on there.

Uncle Ambros registered the dairy products business at the house address in 1954. In 1972, Gerhard, Angelika's father, married his wife Elisabeth, née Feuerstein, from "Büzo" (= Bizau), family name "Lütteles." The two added another floor to the house and furnished the vacation apartments – according to plans by Zimmermann and Göte Ernst Kaufmann.

For many years, Elisabeth and Gerhard welcomed beloved regular guests to Übermellen 21. Angelika and her brother David grew up in this house. Elisabeth ran the rental business after Gerhard's death in 2018 until she was 84, succeeding her husband in 2023.

Angelika then took over the local history museum and renovated the apartments in the guesthouse with great attention to detail. "I'm delighted to be able to continue writing this story. My goal was to preserve the tradition and atmosphere of the house and combine it with modernity. I feel a particular connection to my wife, Säle; she was very progressive for her time. She influenced all subsequent 'Toblar women' through her work and her modern mindset, including me."

Haus Kaufmann has a special flair. It encompasses the history of generations.

The facelift of the house followed the motto of the Bregenzerwald dialect poet Gebhard Wölfle: "We honor the old, and greet the new, and stay with us and our homeland."