Manor · Rapla County · Rapla
Purila Purgel
In 1513 Pirita Convent bought Purila together with its mill and Anarise village, and it remained a convent estate until Erik XIV confiscated it in 1568. In 1739 Purila became a Russian crown manor. The present house was built in 1810 under Friedrich Gustav von Helffreich. After the expropriation the native cattle breeders’ society opened a herdsmen’s school here, which ran from 1925 to 1944.
Built / first recorded 1810
Style Classicism
Condition Standing
German name Purgel Today
The house and park survive; in Soviet times the manor was a state farm center.
Owners Pirita klooster1513–1568 Rootsi kroon1568–17. saj von Engelhardt1611–18. saj von Helffreich18. saj–1900 von Maydell1900–1919 Good to know The purchase was finally confirmed on 9 August 1516. A herdsmen’s school ran at the manor from 1925 to 1944. After the war the Estonian Rifle Corps held the house and park. Photos through time archive · Purila manor housearchive · Purila manorarchive · Purila manorarchive · Purila manor during the Juuru parish days2011 · The manor water mill, 20112014 · The main house, 20142015 · The main house, 20152015 · The cattle yard, 2015Nearby
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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