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Riidaja Morsel-Podrigel

Riidaja is recorded from 1562, and from the 1500s until 1919 it belonged to the Stryk family. Finished in 1762, the long, simple Baroque wooden house is one of the best-preserved of its kind in Estonia. It is unusual for its length and its three large mantel chimneys, where most houses of the period had one or two. Inside survive Rococo doors, a hall with Ionic wooden columns and Baroque wrought-iron window grilles.

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Built / first recorded
1762
Style
Baroque
Condition
Standing
County
Valga County · Tõrva
German name
Morsel-Podrigel
Today
Riidaja library occupies one end of the house.

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Photos through time

Riidaja manor, the former farmworkers’ or almshouse, end view, archive
archive · Riidaja manor, the former farmworkers’ or almshouse, end view
Mihkel Leetmaa · Eesti Vabaõhumuuseum, EVM N 398:93 · ©
Riidaja manor, the former farmworkers’ or almshouse, archive
archive · Riidaja manor, the former farmworkers’ or almshouse
Mihkel Leetmaa · Eesti Vabaõhumuuseum, EVM N 398:95 · ©
The Stryk family chapel, 2011, 2011
2011 · The Stryk family chapel, 2011
lontrus · CC BY 3.0

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