Manor · Harju County · Jõelähtme
Kostivere Kostifer
Johann von Brevern, who took over the estate in 1772, built a two-story early classicist main house and set his arms in its pediment. Rebels set it on fire in the 1905 uprising. Alexander von Dehn bought the estate in 1907 and restored the house almost exactly as it had been.
Built / first recorded 1770s · rebuilt 1907
Style Early classicism
Condition Rebuilt
German name Kostifer Today
The main house is now the Kostivere Cultural Manor, with the colonnaded granary, distillery and stone bridge around the courtyard.
Owners von Brevern1772–1843 von Gernet1843–1850. aastad von Rosen1850. aastad–1907 von Dehn1907–1919 Good to know The von Brevern arms adorn the main house pediment. The old stone bridge over the Jõelähtme River still carries road traffic. A long colonnaded granary lines the manor courtyard. Photos through time 1906 · Kostivere after the manor burnings of 19051906 · The burned-out Kostivere main house1906 · Kostivere manor after the 1905 burnings1907 · Kostivere main house after 19061910 · The Kostivere main house after rebuildingarchive · Kostivere manorarchive · Kostivere manor, Harju Countyarchive · Kostivere manorarchive · Kostivere manorarchive · Kostivere manor2009 · The Kostivere main house, 2009Nearby
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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