Manor house in Dołęga, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Manor house in Dołęga, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland.
The Manor house in Dołęga is a wooden country residence built in the mid-19th century on a horseshoe plan, a typical feature of Polish manor architecture. It stands in Dołęga in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, within a small park with a chapel and a wooden granary moved here in 1982 from the Sanguszko estate in Chyszów.
The present wooden manor was built after 1848, when Maria Pikuzińska married Aleksander Günther and the couple settled in the new house; an earlier manor on the site had been looted and burned in 1846 during the Galician slaughter. In October 1863 it served as a rallying point for insurgents, and Marian Langiewicz stayed there from 26 to 28 October, administering oaths at the chapel. After World War II the estate, about 20 hectares, was not nationalised; Jadwiga Tumidajska began talks about a museum in 1973, the state took over two years later, and the museum opened in September 1981, a month before her death.
The manor's name, Dołęga, comes from the village where it stands. In the late 19th century it hosted writers and painters such as Adam Asnyk, Stanisław Wyspiański, Jacek Malczewski and Tadeusz Boy-Żeleński, invited through Ignacy Maciejowski. Today the museum rooms show a Polish manor interior from around 1900, including a salon, dining room and a room of Michał Siedlecki.
The manor can be explored through organized visits that provide information about its architecture and history. It is advisable to check opening times in advance and plan ahead if visiting as a group.
The manor was not nationalised after World War II because its estate covered only about 20 hectares. It stayed in the hands of Jadwiga Tumidajska until 1975, when the state took it over to create a museum, opened in September 1981. A wooden granary from the Sanguszko farm in Chyszów was moved here in 1982.
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