Donici-Cerkez-Carp Manor
Conacul Donici - Cerkez - Carp
Negoieşti, Bacău · sat Negoieşti, comuna Căiuţi
total property recovered in 2001 (manor, outbuildings and about 4 ha of built-up land: 7.1 ha)
Listed as not accessible by Monumente Uitate
Summary
A mid-19th-century manor at Negoiești, Ștefan cel Mare commune (Bacău County), built for the boyar Nicolae Donici in 1857-1858 to the design of an Italian architect. It later passed to the Cerkez and Carp families and was confiscated in 1949. It was restituted in 2001, and, according to Luceafărul, the owner later offered it for sale.
Legal status
Listed in the Lista Monumentelor Istorice (according to Luceafărul); confiscated in 1949; recovered by a descendant in 2001 ↗
History
The boyar Nicolae Donici had the manor built in 1857-1858 on the Gârbovana estate, inherited from his father Iordache Donici, to the design of an Italian architect, combining Italian and Moldavian elements. Donici sold Gârbovana for 80,000 gold lei to the engineer-architect Nicolae Cerkez. Cerkez left it to his daughter Cristina, married to Grigore Carp, son of the politician Petre P. Carp, and she passed it to her daughter Ileana, who married into the Negri family. The earthquake of 10 November 1940 severely damaged the building, which an Italian architect based in Târgu Ocna rebuilt in its original appearance. The estate was confiscated in 1949; the manor served as a state-farm headquarters and then, until 1989, as the local collective-farm headquarters. A descendant recovered the manor, outbuildings and about 4 ha of built-up land, 7.1 ha in all, in 2001, and, according to Luceafărul, the owner later offered the property for sale at 250,000 euro.
Transactions & prices
| Date | Type | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sale | gold lei80,000 | Gârbovana estate sold by Nicolae Donici to Nicolae Cerkez (date not given) ↗ | |
| 1949 | Nationalisation | — | Estate confiscated; manor used as state-farm then collective-farm headquarters until 1989 ↗ |
| 2001 | Restitution | — | Manor, outbuildings and 7.1 ha recovered by a descendant ↗ |
| Asking price | €250,000 | According to Luceafărul (article dated 22 Sept 2025, interview of 2012), the owner later offered the property for sale at this price; date of the offer not given ↗ |
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