The memorial house was named after the Slovenian priest János Kühár (1901-1987) , the parish priest of the village for fifty years (1936-1987). He was born in Gradišče. He went to high school in Kőszeg and Szombathely, studied theology in Szombathely, where he was ordained a priest in 1924. In 1938 he headed the reconstruction and extension of the small church in Felsőszölnök. In 1966-67 he was in charge of interior painting. He ordered a Slovenian inscription above the sanctuary: “All nations shall praise the Lord!” János Kühár was the last Slovenian parish priest of the entire Slovenian region of Szentgotthárd. Since 2010 the house is operated by the Slovenian Self-Government.