Cserey Manor, Imeni
Conacul Cserey
sat Imeni; comuna Catalina, Covasna · 58
Summary
A manor in Imeni (Catalina commune, Covasna County) listed as a historic monument and dated to the 18th century, with a granary among its listed components. It is linked to the Cserey de Nagyajta family. Its Cserey collection became the basis of the Székely National Museum.
History
The manor is listed in the LMI as Conacul Cserey with a granary, dated to the 18th century, at number 58 in the village. Monumente Uitate associates it with the Cserey de Nagyajta family and recorded it as in use as a school and accessible. Hungarian Wikipedia describes it as an 18th-century manor house that held the Cserey collection, the nucleus of the Székely National Museum in Sepsiszentgyörgy, founded in 1876 by Emília Zathureczky, widow of János Cserey; a plaque to the founder was unveiled in 1997.
Listed components
- Conacul Cserey — sec. XVIII (CV-II-m-A-13230.01)
- Grânar — sec. XVIII (CV-II-m-A-13230.02)
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