Manor · Hiiu County
Suuremõisa Großenhof
One of Estonia’s grandest baroque manors. Countess Ebba Margaretha Stenbock had the main house built in 1755–1760; later it belonged to the Ungern-Sternbergs. Today its halls are a school.
Built / first recorded 1755–1760
Style Baroque
Condition Standing
German name Großenhof Today
Schools use the house, and it is in good repair.
Owners von Stackelberg1600. a algus de la Gardie1620. a von Ungern-Sternbergu 1800–1919 Good to know The Baroque main house was built in 1755–1760 for Ebba Margareta von Stackelberg (née de la Gardie); wings followed in the 1770s. Otto Reinhold Ludwig von Ungern-Sternberg was said to lure ships onto the Hiiumadal reef with false lights and loot the wrecks. In 1804 he was exiled to Siberia over the robbery of a Swedish ship and the killing of its captain. Photos through time archive · Suuremõisa manor and park on Hiiumaaarchive · Suuremõisa manorarchive · Hiiu-Suuremõisa main house, front view1970 · Hiiumaa. Suuremõisa manor1970 · Hiiumaa. Suuremõisa manor1970 · Hiiumaa. Suuremõisa manor1970 · Hiiumaa. Suuremõisa manor2016 · Suuremõisa in winter, from the air2023 · The main house, spring 2023Nearby
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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