Manor · Järva County
Albu Alp
Albu is first recorded in 1282 as a Livonian Order estate, the oldest manor in Järva County, and remains of a medieval castle survive in its cellar. Around 1740 Robert Archibald Douglas, a former governor of Estonia, built a timber house on a tall stone base. In 1998 restorers found rare baroque and rococo paintings beneath its plaster.
Built / first recorded c. 1740
Style Baroque
Condition Restored
German name Alp Today
The manor is a school, and its restored baroque paintings are open to visitors.
Owners Liivi ordu1282–16. saj von Nieroth1710. aastad–1730. aastad Douglasu 1740 von Harpe19. saj–1919 Good to know In the 1710s–1730s owner Magnus Wilhelm von Nieroth ran a “knights’ academy” here for impoverished young nobles. Restorers found extensive baroque and rococo paintings beneath the plaster. A kilometer away, on a gravel hill, stand the ruins of the family’s Gothic Revival burial chapel. Photos through time 1938 · The Albu (Alp) main house1938 · Albu (Alp) main housearchive · Albu manorarchive · Albu manorarchive · Albu manorarchive · Albu manor1988 · Albu manor1988 · Albu manor1995 · Albu manor 1990. aastatel2001 · Albu manor after restoration2012 · The Albu main house, 2012Nearby
The buildings are stylized impressions, not surveyed models. Facts: mois.ee, Museum of Estonian Architecture, ERR, Wikipedia. Photos: MuIS and Wikimedia Commons, credited with each photo.
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