Vaiņode Manor
Vaiņode Manor (German: Gut Wainoden, Latvian: Vaiņodes muižas pils) was a manor house in the historical region of Courland, in western Latvia.[2]
| Vaiņode Manor | |
|---|---|
  Vaiņode Manor | |
| Alternative names | Gut Wainoden |
| General information | |
| Location | Vaiņode Parish, Vaiņode Municipality |
| Country | Latvia |
| Coordinates | 56°24′58″N 21°53′46″E [1] |
| Completed | 1912 |
| Client | von Grothuss family |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Ruins |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Berči (Bertschy), Makss (1871—1935) |
History
A two-story neo-Renaissance structure with two towers was built on the estate during the second half of the 19th century. The rich interior decoration was designed by August Volz's workshop in Riga. This building was completely destroyed by fire during the 1905 Russian revolution.[3] A massive new three-story manor house with a mansard roof was built on the old foundations in 1912. It was designed by the architect Max Theodor Bertschy (1871–1935),[4] the son of Paul Max Bertschy(1840–1911) for the family of baron von Grothuss. After Latvia's agrarian reform in 1920s manor was converted into Sanatorium for State Employees.[5] This second structure was in turn destroyed during World War II and never rebuilt.[3]
References
- (in Latvian) Informācija par objektu: Vaiņodes muiža Latvijas Ģeotelpiskās informācijas aģentūra
- (in Latvian) Zarāns, Alberts (2006). Latvijas pilis un muižas. Castles and manors of Latvia (in Latvian and English). Riga. ISBN 9984-785-05-X. OCLC 72358861.
- (in Latvian) Vaiņodes muižas kungu māja
- Berči (Bertschy), Makss (1871—1935)
- (in Latvian) Vaiņode. Valsts darbinieku sanatorija
