This Purist “First-Republic” (1918-1938) building, considerably debased by the construction of the adjacent main road in the 1980s, was at the time of its construction one of the most architectonically adventurous buildings in Litomyšl. The Jewish merchant Rudolf Finger had the villa built for his daughters Markéta Freyová and Marie (“Mici”) Sgallová and their respective families between 1932 and 1933. He entrusted the local builder František Vlach with its design.
Within the context of Vlach's work and what was being built in the town at that period, the villa was distinctive with its simple, straightforward conception. The villa was one of the first private buildings to feature a flat roof, which however, Vlach made habitable by transforming into an expansive terrace, surrounded by a tubular railing, offering impressive views of Litomyšl Chateau and other sights. The only “ornaments” breaking up the surface of the simple, light-coloured facade are the windows; neither the investor nor the builder felt the need for any extra decoration, alternating surface finishes or contrasting colours.
Otto Sgall had an additional single-storey, office and storage outbuilding constructed on the premises, designed once again, by František Vlach. The Purist style of the thoroughly functional building with its flat roof was enlivened with saw-tooth skylights, lending the building an industrial air whilst acting as a subtle, decorative feature.
During the Second World War, the villa was taken over by the Germans who set up an NSDAP office on the first floor and a kindergarten on the ground floor. The building fared no better even after the war, which only Markéta Freyová and her daughter Eva survived. The original empty grounds, surrounded by greenery, between the railway station and Rašin Gardens on the outskirts of the New Quarter, were lost to the construction of the main road. The building's original Purist style and preserved Functionalist features were lost during recent modifications.
