Manor · Viljandi County
Olustvere Ollustfer
The two-story English-style main house was completed in 1903, when the estate belonged to the von Fersen family. Outbuildings and a park with long avenues also survive.
Built / first recorded 1903
Style English style
Condition Standing
German name Ollustfer Today
The house holds a tourist information center and a kindergarten.
Owners de la Gardie1620. a von Schlippenbach1660. a–1742 von Fersen1742–1919 Good to know The English-style house (c. 1903), probably by Archibald MacPherson, had electricity, central heating and running water from day one. Riga city gardener Georg Kuphaldt designed the park, with ponds, canals and cast-iron bridges. Its avenue along the Paia–Viljandi road runs 4.2 km, one of Estonia’s longest. Photos through time archive · Olustvere manorarchive · Olustvere manor. Exteriorarchive · Olustvere manor. Exteriorarchive · Olustvere manorarchive · Olustvere manorarchive · Olustvere manorarchive · A coffee table at Olustvere manorarchive · Olustvere manor room1970 · Olustvere manor in Viljandi County, half-timbered gable1970 · Olustvere manor in Viljandi County2023 · The main house, 20232023 · Olustvere’s front facadeNearby
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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