Lost building or monument · 15.12.1905
Pööravere Manor, Middendorff's ruined home
German: Pörrafer
Pööravere Manor near Pärnu-Jaagupi was the birthplace of the explorer Alexander Theodor von Middendorff. Its neo-Gothic main house had a ground floor from the early 19th century and a second storey of fieldstone added in 1873. Middendorff bred horses here and planted trees he had brought from the Far East, such as Siberian fir, Siberian pine and Amur cork tree. On 15 December 1905 the manor was set on fire together with its distillery, and the house was never restored. Today only ruins remain of the manor house and most other buildings. The protected park of 1872 survives, and a memorial stone to Middendorff has stood in it since 1974.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
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Pärnu-Jaagupi lähedal asuvas Pööravere mõisas sündis maadeuurija Alexander Theodor von Middendorff. Uusgooti stiilis peahoone esimene korrus ehitati 19. sajandi esimesel poolel ja maakividest teine korrus lisati 1873. aastal. Middendorff kasvatas siin hobuseid ja istutas parki Kaug-Idast toodud puid, nagu siberi nulg, siberi seedermänd ja amuuri korgipuu. 15. detsembril 1905 süüdati mõis koos viinavabrikuga ja härrastemaja jäi taastamata. Täna on härrastemajast ja enamikust teistest hoonetest alles vaid varemed. Säilinud on 1872. aastal rajatud kaitsealune park, kus alates 1974. aastast seisab Middendorffi mälestuskivi.