Manor · Saare County · Saaremaa Parish
Karja Karrishof
Karja manor dates from the Middle Ages, when it was the bishop’s estate covering large parts of Karja parish; it was first recorded in 1558. Under Danish rule it became a crown estate. In 1798 Emperor Paul I gave the manor to cavalry general Otto Wilhelm von Derfelden. From 1873 until expropriation in 1919 it belonged to the Sengbusch family. The main house was built in several stages: an older one-story timber center with two-story stone ends, and a classical columned porch on the garden side.
Built / first recorded late 1700s – 1800s
Style Classicism
Condition Standing
German name Karrishof Today
The house holds the Karja reading and information room, founded in 1998, and an office of the municipal utilities department.
Owners Saare-Lääne piiskopkond1559 Taani kroon1559–1645 von Derfelden1798–1825 von Müller1835 von Nolcken1873 von Sengbusch1873–1919 Good to know The Karja home economics school, founded in 1927 or 1929, worked in the manor until 1940. After World War II the house held a hospital and an agricultural test station, later a state-farm office. In 1868 Pamma manor was split off from Karja. Photos through time archive · Karja manorarchive · The former Karja manor in the 1960sarchive · Karja manorarchive · Karja manorarchive · Karja manor, view from the southeastarchive · Karja manor, view from the eastNearby
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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