Kavastu appears in 1544 in the hands of Jakob Krabbe, and its owners later ran from the Oxenstiernas to the Wulfs. In the 1890s a Neo-Baroque house rose on the bank of the Emajõgi, with a tall mansard roof and a three-story tower, hailed as the finest building in the district. In the fall of 1944 it was destroyed in the fighting along the river.
The park, a few outbuildings and a lime avenue survive, and Estonia’s only river ferry runs nearby.
Owners
Krabbe1544
Oxenstierna17. saj
von Wulf19. saj–1919
Good to know
Estonia’s only working river ferry runs near the manor.
The ferry still uses a hand-cranked winch from 1899.
In 1924 the house became an old people’s home.
Photos through time
2013 · The manor stable, 2013 Sille Kink · CC BY-SA 3.0 EE2014 · The granary building, 2014 Ivo Kruusamägi · CC BY-SA 4.02015 · The manor granary, 2015 Athanasius Soter · CC BY-SA 4.0
