Manor · Saare County · Laimjala
Laimjala Laimjall
Under Swedish rule Laimjala was a crown estate called Gustafsdahl. In 1793 Empress Catherine II granted it to Major General Johann Jakob von Pistor, who sold it five years later to the Dellingshausens. The Classicist main house was finished around 1800. The estate later passed to the Nolckens, the Rennenkampffs and finally the Sass family.
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Built / first recorded c. 1800
Style Classicism
Condition Standing
German name Laimjall
Today
The house is home to the Laimjala school and kindergarten, a library and a municipal service center.
Owners Rootsi kroon17. saj–1793 von Pistor1793–1798 von Dellingshausen1798–1805 von Nolcken1805–1850 von Rennenkampff1861–1877 Sass1900–1919
Good to know In 1798 the estate sold for 79,000 silver rubles. After the land reform its land was split into 49 lots for new farms. Stone lions guard the entrance to the house.
Photos through time 1920 · Laimjala manor Aleksander Järv · Saaremaa Muuseum, SM F 3807:211 F · CC BY-SAarchive · Laimjala post office building (the manor) Avo Mallene · Eesti Rahva Muuseum, ERM PM Fk 47:36 · CC BY-NCarchive · Laimjala manor Aleksander Järv · Saaremaa Muuseum, SM F 2918:80 Fkl · ©archive · Laimjala manor Eevi Adoson · Saaremaa Muuseum, SM F 3704:97 F · ©archive · Laimjala manor, the parish hall Saaremaa Muuseum, SM F 3752:42 F · ©archive · Laimjala manor: the main house Claes Ahlin · Saaremaa Muuseum, SM F 3826:12 F · CC BY-SAarchive · Laimjala manor: reconstruction Aivo Põlluäär · Saaremaa Muuseum, SM F 4254:1060 Fd · ©2005 · Laimjala manor house, 2005 The Prince of Tartu · CC BY-SA 4.02005 · The main house from the side, 2005 The Prince of Tartu · CC BY-SA 4.02005 · The lions at the entrance, 2005 The Prince of Tartu · CC BY-SA 4.0
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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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