[1] Alavere was first mentioned in 1241 in the Liber Census Daniæ, during the reign of King Valdemar II of Denmark, as Hauaueeræ.

The main building of the mansion, built by Baron Gregor von Ungern-Sternberg in 1852, was heavily damaged by local peasants during the 1905 Revolution but was rebuilt.

The new owner of the manor house demolished the structure in 1938, with the granite stones brought to Tallinn to be reused in buildings there.

[5][6] During the Soviet era, Alavere was part of the Kose Village Council and was the site of 7,700 hectare state farm.

The nearest railway station is 10.30 kilometres (6.40 mi) away in Kehra, which links to Tallinn and Tartu.