But, when my Estonian friend Uku drove up there in 2009
to kindly take some photos the place looked rather
poorly, indeed.
From the fifties until the end of Soviet time (1991) Marienhof (or Muuriku Mois ) was part of a colchos.
MARIENHOF
Müüriku mõis “Marienhof” paikneb Väike –Maarja Simuna maantee ääres umbes 1
kilomeetri kaugusel Väike – Maarjast Simuna poole.
Mõis on rajatud 19. sajandil (1817) Tallinnast pärit kaupmehe P. J. "Papachen"
Hoffmanni poolt, kes avas siin kaupluse. Konkurentsi puudumise tõttu osutus äri
edukaks. Mõisahoone ehitati ühekorruselise pika puumajana mis on säilinud
tänapäevani. Veel ehitas PJH mõisahoone kõrvale väikese maja ametnikele. Aastal
1891 müüs "Papachen" mõisa oma pojale Georgile. Georg H. müüs Müüriku mõisa
eestlasele Jaan Allikule, kes oli rikastunud kõrtsipidamisega. Hoones, mis
paiknes ametnikemajast tagapool (ei ole säilinud), avati 1902. aastal
Väike-Maarja tütarlastekool. Ametnikemajas avati hiljem Väike-Maarja esimene
nelja voodikohaga haigla kus arstideks olid Hoffmannid. Tänapäeval on nii mõisa
peahoone kui ka ametnikemaja kasutusel korterelamutena
Here is an account of "Marienhof"
Leontine´s husband was "Papachen" Hoffmann´s grandson :
near the little church Klein St Marien in northern Estonia (today the church is
called Vaike Maarja Virgin Mary kirik) my ancestor ,Peter Johann "Papachen"
Hoffmann, in 1817 bought a humble estate which he called"Marienhof ".
59° 7' 48.97" N 26° 14' 57.56" E
PJH was a merchant from Reval/Tallinn .
PJH opened a shop at "Marienhof" and as there was no competition he became rich
in no time .
A proper manor house was built- a long wooden building that can be seen even
to-day.
PJHs son, Georg, erected a small building for officials.
In that building (?), the first Klein Marien/Väike -Maarja school for girls was
opened in 1902.
The place as well housed the first hospital in Klein Marien/Väike-Maarja with
four beds .
A Hoffmann worked as a doctor at that hospital.
In 1891, probably because of the competition by the newly opened railway-line,
"Marienhof" was sold by "Papachens" son Georg , to an Estonian called Jaan Allik
who had become wealthy on running a tavern.
Obviously, the place has suffered a lot since then - though the sketch of 1978 shows that quite a bit was left even after those 100+ years
But, when my Estonian friend Uku drove up there in 2009
to kindly take some photos the place looked rather
poorly, indeed.
From the fifties until the end of Soviet time (1991) Marienhof (or Muuriku Mois
) was part of a colchos.