Partille herrgård, Manor house in Partille, Sweden

Partille herrgård is a three-story manor house standing on a hill overlooking the Säveån valley, built with Dutch clinker bricks and a tiled roof. The building displays the craftsmanship and elaborate construction of a large residential estate from the 1700s.

The estate is documented from the 15th century and was bought by Oluff Nilsson from the crown in 1583. In 1763 the merchant David af Sandeberg acquired it and, after being ennobled in 1772, had a grand manor built; construction began by June 1773 and the house was ready for occupation in 1780. Carl Wilhelm Carlberg produced the working drawings, while William Chambers, Sandeberg's brother-in-law, may have supplied models.

The main hall displays original brass door knobs from the 1700s and features a Marieberg tiled oven with distinctive painted decoration. These handcrafted details show the artistic tastes of the family who lived there.

The manor stands on a height about 200 metres west of Partille church, reached by Carl Wilhelm Carlbergs Allé. The building was designated a listed building (byggnadsminne) on 28 December 1995. The five large terraces were already in place in 1773, when work on the main building began.

The Dutch clinker bricks used in construction were transported by sailboat to Gothenburg and then carried up the Säveån river to the building site. This complex logistics shows how valuable and rare such high-quality materials were in that period.