Manor · Viljandi County · Viljandi Parish
Pärsti Perst
Pärsti manor dates from the Middle Ages and is first recorded in the mid-1500s. Over the centuries it belonged to the Engelhardts, the Belows and the Stryks. From 1898 until expropriation it was held by the Clapier de Colongue family; the last owner was Peter Clapier de Colongue. The house is a Historicist timber building completed in 1872, with some Neoclassical elements.
Built / first recorded 1872
Style Historicism
Condition Standing
German name Perst Today
After expropriation the house became a school, which still operates there. Many outbuildings also survive, though many are altered or in ruins.
Owners von Engelhardt von Below von Stryk Clapier de Colongue1898–1919 Good to know A school has occupied the house ever since expropriation. Many outbuildings survive, among them a water mill. Its German name was Perst, or Neu-Perst. Photos through time 1930 · Pärsti manor house as a school, horse carts in front, June 14archive · Pärsti manor house, stereo photograph, c. 1905. Photo by J. Rietarchive · Pärsti manor garden pavilion, stereo photograph, c. 1905. Photo by J. Rietarchive · Pärsti manor house, stereo photograph, c. 1905. Photo by J. Rietarchive · Pärsti manor house as a school, photo postcard, c. 1935archive · Pärsti manor house as a school, photo postcard, c. 19302008 · Pärsti manor, 20082008 · Pärsti manor water mill (1883), 20082012 · Pärsti manor house, 20122012 · Pärsti manor park, 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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