Kõo was a crown estate in Pilistvere parish. In 1774 the manor’s two-story Baroque stone house was completed along with many outbuildings. The manor had a long row of farm buildings with a gate tower, which has also housed the Kõo municipal government; the new gate tower was built wider than the original so that cars could pass through. In 1914, at the initiative of the Viljandi Estonian Farmers’ Society, Estonia’s first agricultural school opened at Kõo manor.
The main house survives; relatively few of the outbuildings remain.
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In 1914 Estonia’s first agricultural school opened at Kõo manor.
The gate tower in the row of outbuildings was rebuilt wider so that cars could drive through.
Its German name was Wolmarshof.
Photos through time
2012 · Kõo manor house, 2012 Ivar Leidus · CC BY-SA 3.0 EE2023 · The main house, 2023 Minnekon · CC BY-SA 4.02023 · The main house, 2023 Minnekon · CC BY-SA 4.02023 · The main house, 2023 Minnekon · CC BY-SA 4.02023 · The outbuildings, 2023 Minnekon · CC BY-SA 4.0
