Manor · Lääne-Viru County · Viru-Nigula
Pada Paddas
In the Danish Census Book of 1241, Pada was among the largest villages in Virumaa. The main house was designed in 1782 by Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe, a French architect working in St. Petersburg, and was one of the most luxurious of its kind in Estonia. From 1803 the estate belonged to Count Peter von Manteuffel and his heirs. The house has stood in ruins since 1917.
Built / first recorded 1782
Style Early Classicism
Condition Lost 1917
German name Paddas Today
Only ruins remain of the once luxurious main house.
Owners Arnd Asserien16. saj–16. saj von Stackelberg18. saj–1803 Peter von Manteuffel1803–1843 von Kotzebue1843–1904 von Schilling1906–1919 Good to know With 40 ploughlands in 1241, Pada was one of the largest villages in Virumaa. The main house was designed in 1782 by Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe. The house has been in ruins since 1917. Photos through time 1894 · Pada manor house, pencil drawing by Theodor Albert Sprengel1910 · Pada manor house from the garden1917 · Pada manor house after the firearchive · Pada manor housearchive · Pada manorarchive · Pada manorarchive · Pada manor from the river2015 · The main house ruins, 20152015 · The manor granary, 20152024 · The ruins of the main house, 2024Nearby
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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