An ancestor of the current owner family Müller-Heimes founded the farm in 1591: Peter im Spyker was the first owner and still a serf of the monastery Grafschaft. His basic rent was 1 thaler. In 1625, a smithy was set up on the farm, called "Schmies" in Sauerland, which became the name of the house. In 1668, Johannes Sporing ran the farm at a profit. It was now also a hostel for simple travelers; their lords lived in the monastery opposite. In 1685, a beer bar is mentioned for the first time, followed by a distillery in 1759. It was not until 1806 that serfdom was abolished. It was not until 50 years later that Heimes was able to take over the farm completely from the monastery with a redemption payment. Today, the Müller-Heimes family concentrates on the inn, having given up the woodland after the hurricane Kyrill in 2007. Since 2003, after a 100-year break, there is once again a distillery with fruit from their own orchard.

Today's hotel building from 1790 is a mansard-roofed gabled house with a typical local façade. The west side marks the entrance to the village and, together with other historic houses, characterizes the streetscape. It is a listed building for scientific, architectural and urban planning reasons. The eaves wall on the street side and parts of the right and left gable walls, including the strikingly richly folded slate roof above, are classified as worthy of protection. The two-storey half-timbered house stands on a solid base. The main façade is divided into seven axes. As the entrance is no longer in the central axis, the original distribution of doors and windows may have been changed. The guest hall from 1892 lies on a massive service section and was built in the half-timbered style of its time. In 1955, a further wing was added to the core of the house, whereby the roof contour was retained.

The Heimes family originally comes from Winkhausen. They have lived on the farm for 15 generations. As is the case with marriages and remarriages, other surnames can also be found in the family tree over the course of time. Some are connected with a special story. Particularly tragic is that of Anna Schmies, who was executed as an alleged witch on April 25, 1630 in Oberkirchen was executed as an alleged witch. She had arrived too late for mass, had not used enough holy water and had not bent her knees low enough. At the time of the witch hunts, slander had serious consequences.
Her descendant Catarina Schmies lived far better in 1759: she only paid the usual taxes for "burning brandy".
The Heimes family has been accommodating guests on the farm for many centuries. The inn has been documented since 1668, and in 1839 the concession states: "Heimes runs a farm and lodges next to it" - old-fashioned for "he rents out accommodation".