Văcărescu-Callimachi Manor, Mănești
Curtea Văcărescu-Calimachi
sat Mănești; comuna Mănești, Prahova · 342
Wikimapia outline “Conacul Callimachi-Văcărescu din Mănești” (user-drawn, approximate)
Summary
A castle-like manor built in 1882-1892 for Theodor Văcărescu in Mănești (Prahova), inspired by Peleș and designed by Paul Gottereau. Gutted by fire in 1974, it is now a ruin in private hands after restitution.
Legal status
Seized by the state under communism; later restituted ↗
History
Theodor C. Văcărescu, Marshal of the Court of King Carol I, built the manor in 1882-1892 on the foundations of a 17th-century house of the Mănescu family. Architect Paul Gottereau drew the plans, and Peleș provided the model. The estate passed to the Callimachi family by marriage early in the 20th century. The state seized it at the start of the communist period and it housed various institutions, becoming a children's tuberculosis preventorium in the 1960s. It burned in 1974 during roof repairs, and restoration planned after the 1977 earthquake stopped for lack of funds. It has since been restituted and is private property.
Transactions & prices
| Date | Type | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| early communist period | Nationalisation | — | Seized by the state at the start of the communist period ↗ |
Listed components
- Castelul Văcărescu-Calimachi — 1882 - 1892 (PH-II-m-A-16539.01)
- Beci aripa de vest — sec. XVII (PH-II-m-A-16539.02)
- Clădiri anexă — înc. sec. XX (PH-II-m-A-16539.03)
- Parc — sf. sec. XIX (PH-II-m-A-16539.04)
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