The small domain on the left bank of the Sirvintos River eventually acquired estate status.

As it was nearly impossible in those days to swear a false oath on a Bible – either they never knew his first name was Grzegorz or they did know, but were truthfully answering the (wrong) question that the Russian authorities were asking them.

In 1924 the estate consisted of a main brick manor house and thirteen wooden buildings, including barns, stores, a smithy, chicken coop and sauna.

[3] When Witold died of typhoid fever, Lapšiai Manor, was inherited by his wife, Wanda Łukaszewicz (née Gryffin) (1897–1988).

The manor farm was managed by a hired caretaker as the family mostly lived in Kaunas, where Wanda Łukaszewicz had a haberdashery workshop at 18 Kęstučio street (‘Satrija’).

President Antanas Smetona (1874–1944) visited regularly with his wife Sofija Smetonienė and, after evenings of entertainment on the front lawn, slept in a bed in the corner of the ballroom.

[1][2] Lapšiai Manor's architecture is characteristic of the Historicist period, and is marked by a rather whimsical eclectic decor and an original facade composition; its central portion is emphasized by a fanciful stepped pediment with obelisks on both sides, rustic pilasters and semi-circular mansard windows.

Prior to  the beginning of the 20th century, the mansion had an elegant wooden glassed-in verandah decorated with openwork carvings.

This addition was replaced some time later by a semi-circular terrace with a decorative balustrade, that gave the main entrance a sense of grandeur.