Manor · Lääne-Viru County · Väike-Maarja
Varangu Warrang
Varangu was split off from Liigvalla manor in the 1600s and named after the Wrangells. Von Berg began the Early Classicist house in 1795, and its architect is thought to be Johann Heinrich Bartholomäus Walther, who designed Tartu Town Hall. Its façade ornaments are not molded in lime mortar but carved from fine-grained limestone. The estate later belonged to Paul von Benckendorff, civil governor of Estonia.
Built / first recorded from 1795
Style Early Classicism
Condition Standing
German name Warrang Today
Left empty to decay in the 1970s–80s, the house passed into private hands in the late 1990s and is being restored.
Owners von Berg18. saj–19. saj Paul von Benckendorff19. saj–19. saj von Schilling19. saj–1919 Good to know The façade ornaments are carved from fine-grained limestone. Tradition holds that the steward’s house is the former Ao manor house, moved to Varangu around 1870. The printmaker Eduard Wiiralt lived in the steward’s house from 1909 to 1918. Photos through time 1937 · Varangu manor house, garden side1937 · Varangu manor house, courtyard side1937 · Varangu manor1937 · Varangu manor2012 · The main house, 20122014 · Interior, 20142014 · The steward’s house where Eduard Wiiralt livedNearby
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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