Otetelișanu Manor Ensemble, Benești
Ansamblul Otetelișanu
sat Benești; oraș Bălcești, Vâlcea
Summary
A boyar manor ensemble at Benești (Bălcești, Vâlcea County) from the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries, with Brâncoveanu-style and fortified-house (cula) features, outbuildings and a 1746 court church. It was reunited under one heir after restitution and, since 2013, is tied to the Otetelișanu Estate Foundation.
Legal status
Nationalised, run as a memorial museum, then restituted; all shares bought by one heir in 2000-2003 ↗
History
The Otetelișanu boyars held land at Benești from before the village's first record in 1613. The manor was built around 1700 on the model of cula buildings with Brâncoveanu elements, and Barbu Otetelișanu founded the court church (also the family crypt) in 1746. Petrache Poenaru, inventor of the fountain pen, was born on the estate in 1799, and the manor was linked to Tudor Vladimirescu's 1821 movement. The manor was restored between the wars by architect Iancu Atănăsescu. The family lived there until nationalisation, after which it became a memorial museum that continued after 1989 until restitution. Between 2000 and 2003 one heir bought the shares of the others, reuniting the estate, and in 2013 the Otetelișanu Estate Foundation was set up.
Transactions & prices
| Date | Type | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-2003 | Restitution | — | After restitution, one heir bought all other shares (2000-2003) ↗ |
Listed components
- Casa Otetelișenilor — 1713, adăugiri 1900 (VL-II-m-B-09661.01)
- Biserica „Sf. Voievozi” — 1746 (VL-II-m-B-09661.02)
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