Austad Manor, Manor house and museum in Drammen, Norway
Austad Manor is a classicist manor house positioned on elevated ground with a garden spread below and a neo-baroque entrance added in 1918. The building contains multiple floors with furnished rooms throughout, from the kitchen in the basement to the living spaces above.
A fire destroyed the original structure in 1807, after which Peder von Cappelen built a new building using the existing foundations dating from 1700. The manor became part of Drammen Museum in 1967 and has remained an important local landmark since then.
The manor now functions as part of a museum, displaying how affluent Norwegian families arranged their homes and lived their daily lives. Period furnishings and household objects reveal domestic practices from an earlier era.
The manor opens its multiple floors for visitors to explore furnished rooms and move through different areas of the house. Comfortable shoes are helpful since you will walk between various levels and across the different stories of the building.
The newly decorated manor received a royal visit from Crown Prince Regent Christian Frederik in 1814, a moment that highlighted its standing in Norwegian society. This distinguished visit marks a memorable point in its past that visitors often overlook when exploring the rooms today.
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