Stone House of Herăști (Năsturel Herescu manor)
Casa de piatră din Herăști (Curtea Năsturel Herescu)
sat Herăști; comuna Herăști, Giurgiu · Str. Obrenovici Milos 32
Wikimapia outline “Ansamblul Arhitectural Udriște Năsturel” (user-drawn, approximate)
Gates closed to the public by 2016
Summary
A mid-17th-century manor in Herăști (Giurgiu County) built by the boyar scholar Udriște Năsturel, reportedly the only 17th-century Romanian civil building built entirely of stone. After years as a museum it was returned to private owners and put on the market for about 1.8 million EUR.
Legal status
Seized in 1949; returned to private owners (Wikipedia: October 2013) ↗
History
Boyar Udriște Năsturel, brother-in-law of Prince Matei Basarab, had the house built in 1640-1644 as a summer residence for himself and his brother Cazan; the neighbouring church was founded in 1644. It has an L-shaped plan with two mirrored dwellings. In 1831 General Constantin Năsturel-Herescu sold the estate to Miloš Obrenović, Prince of Serbia, who altered it and added a tower. Anastase Stolojan bought it in 1881. The estate was seized in 1949 and became a collective farm, and the house was restored in 1954 to its original form. It was a museum of folk art, later part of the National Museum of the Romanian Peasant, from 1972. After restitution, reported as 2013, it was offered for sale at 1.8 million EUR, and by 2016 the gates had been closed to the public.
Transactions & prices
| Date | Type | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1831 | Sale | — | Constantin Năsturel-Herescu sold to Miloš Obrenović to cover debts ↗ |
| 1881 | Sale | — | Bought by Anastase Stolojan ↗ |
| 1949 | Nationalisation | — | Estate seized, became a collective farm ↗ |
| 2013-10 | Restitution | — | Returned to private owners ↗ |
| 2016-06 | Asking price | €1,800,000 | Offered for 1.8 million EUR; Artmark Historical Estate auction estimate also 1.8 million EUR ↗ |
Listed components
- Casa familiei Năsturel Herescu — 1640-1642, ref. 1833 (GR-II-m-A-15013.01)
- Biserica „Sf. Treime”, „Sf. Arhangheli Mihail și Gavril” — 1644, ref. 1833 (GR-II-m-A-15013.02)
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