Manor · Valga County · Otepää
Kuigatsi Kuikatz
Kuigatsi was first recorded in 1509. It belonged first to the Dumpians and later to the Dückers. In the 1700s it was owned by the Löwensterns, who gave it the German name Löwenhof. The Early Classicist house was built in their time, in the 1770s and 1780s. In the Soviet era it was rebuilt and its appearance changed considerably.
Built / first recorded 1770s–1780s
Style Early Classicism
Condition Awaiting rescue
German name Kuikatz Today
Empty since the children’s home closed in 2001, the house is falling into decay.
Owners Dumpian16. saj–17. saj Dücker17. saj–18. saj von Löwenstern18. saj–19. saj von Nolcken19. saj–1919 Good to know Friedrich Sigismund Stern drew the manor in 1835. Its last occupants were the Aakre special boarding school and the Kuigatsi children’s home. The house and the steward’s house are protected heritage monuments. Photos through time 1835 · Kuigatsi manor (Loewenhoff)archive · Kuigatsi manor, facade viewarchive · Kuigatsi manor. Print by G. F. Schlater and F. S. Sternarchive · Kuigatsi manorarchive · Kuigatsi manor2010 · The main house, 20102010 · The palm house, 20102012 · Kuigatsi manor house, 20122012 · Kuigatsi manor, 20122012 · The manor windmill, 20122014 · The water mill and dairy, 2014Nearby
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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