Manor · Lääne-Viru County · Laekvere
Muuga Münkenhof
The manor is named for monks, since the Pirita convent owned it in the Middle Ages. In 1860 it was bought by Carl Timoleon von Neff, a portrait painter to the tsar’s court, who designed an Italianate Neo-Renaissance house himself and painted its halls with his son. A light gray marble staircase in the entrance hall is said to have been a gift from Emperor Alexander II.
Built / first recorded 1866–1872
Style Neo-Renaissance
Condition Restored
German name Münkenhof Today
The house is a school, and its painted halls and marble staircase survive.
Owners Zoege von Manteuffel17. saj–1796 von Neff1860–1940 Good to know Von Neff’s paintings hang in imperial palaces and churches in St. Petersburg, Moscow and London. After the war the family’s art collection went to the Art Museum of Estonia. A small gatehouse (1873) and a bell tower (1872) still stand. Photos through time 1910 · Muuga manor in winter1938 · Muuga gate of honor in the garden1939 · A Muuga interior with artworksarchive · The Muuga (Münkenhof) main housearchive · A detail of the Muuga main housearchive · Muuga school, the former manorarchive · Muuga manorarchive · Muuga main house facadei detailarchive · Muuga interior with sculpturesarchive · Muuga interior with sculptures and paintings1970 · Muuga manor2012 · The Muuga main house, 2012Nearby
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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