Nicolau Manor, Brazii de Sus
Conacul Nicolau
sat Brazii de Sus; comuna Brazi, Prahova · Str. Orhideelor 1
The adjacent park is open to the public; access to the manor itself is not specified
Summary
A class A listed manor (LMI PH-II-m-A-16364) in Brazii de Sus, Brazi commune, Prahova County, dated in the heritage list to the first half of the 19th century. It belonged to the boyar Nicu Nicolau and later to his family, was nationalised in 1948 and is now owned by the commune, which has landscaped a large park beside it while the building itself awaits restoration.
Legal status
Listed historic monument, category A (LMI PH-II-m-A-16364); nationalised in 1948 ↗
History
According to a 2024 article in Ziarul Națiunea, the manor was built around 1750-1780 for the boyar Nicu Nicolau and rebuilt in the first half of the 19th century; the heritage list dates it to the first half of the 19th century. The Nicolau family, described there as of Greek origin, kept it until nationalisation in 1948. Afterwards the building served as a neuropsychiatric hospital, an old people's home, an agro-zootechnical farm and a training space of the Ministry of Interior. A 2014 blog visit found local authorities managing it since 2008 and the interior badly degraded; in 2024 the building was in poor condition, with a printed canvas over the facade, while a large park had been created around it. Brazi commune included the manor in the county's 2021-2027 development strategy, aiming at EU funding for consolidation and restoration.
Transactions & prices
| Date | Type | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Nationalisation | — | Nationalised from the Nicolau family, according to Ziarul Națiunea ↗ |
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