Manor · Harju County
Saku Sack
Built around 1820 for Paul Eduard von Rehbinder, the main house is one of the finest examples of neoclassicism in Estonia; Carlo Rossi is thought to have designed it. In the unrest of 1905, fire destroyed most of the outbuildings.
Built / first recorded c. 1820
Style Neoclassicism
Condition Standing
German name Sack Today
A seminar and recreation center with hotel rooms and a restaurant.
Owners von Rehbinder1765–1843 von Patkul1843–1850 von Baggehufwudt1850–1919 Good to know A small brewhouse set up in 1820 is counted as the start of the Saku brewery, which still operates beside the manor. The von Baggehufwudts grew the brewing into a large factory. Saku escaped the 1905 burnings that destroyed nearby Valtu and Järvakandi. Photos through time 1930 · Saku manor1938 · Saku manor (Sack), main house garden side1938 · Saku manor (Sack), main house front1938 · Saku manor (Sack), main house southern endarchive · Saku manor, front facadearchive · Saku manor, garden facadearchive · Saku manorarchive · Saku manorarchive · Saku manorarchive · Saku manor interior after restoration1970 · Saku manor and park2020 · The Saku main house, 2020Nearby
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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