Manor
Kõo Manor
Kõo was a crown estate whose two-storey baroque stone house was completed in 1774. Its place in Estonian history comes from much later: in 1914, at the initiative of the Viljandi Estonian Farmers' Society, Estonia's first agricultural school opened here – a landmark for farm education in the country. The manor also had a long row of farm buildings with a gate tower, which once held the parish government. The tower you see today is a rebuild, made wider than the original so that a car can drive through it.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Kõo oli riigimõis, mille kahekorruseline barokne kivist peahoone valmis 1774. aastal. Eesti ajalukku on mõis jäänud aga palju hilisema sündmuse tõttu: 1914. aastal avati siin Viljandi Eesti Põllumeeste Seltsi algatusel Eesti esimene põllutöökool. Mõisas oli ka pikk väravatorniga majandushoonete rida, kus asus omal ajal vallavalitsus. Praegune väravatorn on ümberehitis ja algsest laiem, et sellest saaks autoga läbi sõita.