Asare Manor

Asare Manor (Latvian: Asares muiža) is a manor house built in 1749 in the Aknīste region, former Asare municipality, Jēkabpils district, Latvia. The house was built in 1749, rebuilt in the 19th century in Neo-Gothic style, and burned down in 1926. During the Latvian agrarian reforms in 1920, the manor house was nationalized and lands partitioned. Prior to reform manor belonged to the Walther-Wittenheim family. Currently only impressive ruins remain.
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Asare Manor-house was built in 1749. After 1840 large modernisation works took place. Building acquired new Tudor Neo-Gothic exterior and was the eldest example of revival of this Historicism tentence in Augszeme region. Many household buildings were walled up around the manor-house. Fruit-barn (1853), Servants' House (1836), Smithy (1851), Granary (1843), Major-domo's House (middle of the 19th century), Servants' Outbuilding, Pub, Mortuary, Old Bewery (1849), New Spirit Destillary (1886), Destillary's Household Building, Destillary's Manager's House (1899) and cowshed were built. Asare Evangelic Lutheran Church concludes the architectural ensemble of the manor complex. Manor-house burned down in fire in January, 1926. Picturesque ruins of the manor-house, household complex, 19th century 6.4 ha wide landscape park and dendrology park have preserved to the present day.
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