The Bjärka Säby manor in Sweden photographed in 1897, when a major renovation was about to be finished.
The original building was built in 1799 for the Swedish diplomat and nobleman Louis Cederhielm, based on a plan by the prominent landscape architect F.M. Piper.
From 1872 on, the new owner, consul Oscar Ekman (and later his son) turned the manor into a model farm. New housing, a cottage hospital, a school and a retirement home were built
for the farm workers and their families.
for the farm workers and their families.
The renovation, based on plans by court architect Agi Lindegren, gave the manor main building a clear baroque look.
The original photo (here shown with my colorization) by Johan Emanuel Thorin is in the Swedish Digital Museum (Östergötlands museum) archive.
