Before 1817, a spa, a dye-house, and also a pub were built on the island. In 1830, the island was bought by a miller named Václav Novotný, who built a house here in the years 1836 - 1837, and in place of the old pub he built a one-storied new-Renaissance building with a concert hall and a social hall, according to the plans of architect Carl Pollak.