Gunnebo House in Mölndal was built by the merchant John Hall, with plans drawn by the city architect Carl Wilhelm Carlberg. The text dates the main building to the end of the 18th century and gives no exact years. The style is Neoclassical. The south facade has a frieze and tympanum. The text names no materials or dimensions.
The gardens are described as among Sweden's finest and best-preserved Baroque gardens, with a greenhouse, orangery and kitchen gardens. A landscape garden lies between the lakes Stensjön and Rådasjön. The servants' quarters are now a coffee house and restaurant.
Hall's family lost its trading business in a recession tied to the Napoleonic wars and sold the estate. The last private owner, Baroness Hilda Sparre, died in 1948, and Mölndal Municipality bought it in the 1950s. It is a museum with guided tours year-round, and the parks are open to the public. The article gives no hours.
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