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At 55 R\u012bgas Street, surrounded by a picturesque garden, stands an elegant wooden building \u2013 the former Zir\u0146u Hill Manor, or Villa Sirnenhof. Although the name includes the word \u201cmanor,\u201d this 18th-century structure is more accurately described as a summer house or villa. Its first owners were the famous von Campenhausen family, whose roots in Livonia stretch back several centuries. <\/p>\n

Zir\u0146u Hill Manor gained particular recognition through its association with the prominent Russian Empire Minister of War, Field Marshal Prince Ernest Magnus August Barclay de Tolly (1798\u20131871). 19. He stayed here for a time in the early 19th century, and locals began calling the place \u201cBarclay de Tolly\u2019s summer house.\u201d It was in the C\u0113sis area that fate brought Barclay de Tolly together with Leocadie, the eldest daughter of Baron Johann Christoph von Campenhausen, whom he married in 1824. <\/p>\n

Ernest Magnus August\u2019s father was the famous Russian Empire General Field Marshal Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly (1761\u20131818), whose \u201cscorched earth\u201d tactics were decisive in the Patriotic War of 1812 against Napoleon. It seems the elder Barclay had also sought a suitable residence for his son \u2013 in 1817, he purchased Stalbe Manor near C\u0113sis, and it was in this vicinity that the young prince met his future wife. <\/p>\n

1920. In the 1920 land survey documents, Zir\u0146u Hill Manor was already included as part of Dubinska Manor, occupying 1.97 p\u016brvietas. The property contained three buildings, an orchard, and a vegetable garden, and was bordered by Zir\u0146u, Dubinska, and R\u012bgas streets. <\/p>\n

Today, this historic wooden building is a private property that still preserves ancient stories of C\u0113sis’ connection to European aristocratic families.<\/p>\n

The materials used for the description are:<\/em>
\nIlma Z\u0101l\u012bte, Mg. hist. and the C\u0113sis Rotary Club project “A Tour of C\u0113sis Manors”
\nCollections of the C\u0113sis Castle Museum and the C\u0113sis Central Library. <\/em><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”5\/12″]\t\t

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Although the manor is known as “Barclay de Tolly’s summer house,” it was not the famous Field Marshal Michael Barclay de Tolly who stayed here, but his son, Ernest Magnus August.<\/p>\n

Facts<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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  • 18th century: The von Campenhausens begin construction of the Zir\u0146u Hill Manor (Villa Sirnenhof).<\/li>\n
  • Early 19th century: After his wedding, the Russian Minister of War, Field Marshal Prince Ernest Magnus August Barclay de Tolly, stayed at the villa. <\/li>\n
  • 1920: Land surveys record that Zir\u0146u Manor belongs to Dubinska Manor, covering 1.97 p\u016brvietas (approx. 0.7 hectares) and containing three buildings, an orchard, and a vegetable garden.<\/li>\n
  • Today: Private residential building<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1391,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[204,312],"product_tag":[243],"class_list":{"0":"post-2308","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-cesis-house","7":"product_cat-manor","8":"product_tag-manor","10":"first","11":"instock","12":"shipping-taxable","13":"product-type-simple"},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cesustasti.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/2308","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cesustasti.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cesustasti.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cesustasti.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cesustasti.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cesustasti.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=2308"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cesustasti.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=2308"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cesustasti.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=2308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}