Renavas Manor

[4] They owned numerous manor houses including: Gargsdai, Hlinowka, Obakie, Zawierz, Wensau, Puhren, Oxeln, Bershof, Hasenpoth, Wilkajen, New Sahten and Old Appusen.

Renavas was then inherited by Mikolaj's son, Felix I von Rönne (1770-1827), who was Chamberlain of the Polish Court in 1792 and in 1799 received the medal of St. Stanislaus.

Antoni Rönne was Marshall of the Nobility of Telšiai, in contact with the representatives of the whole of Europe's elite culture, belonged to the Masons, was highly regarded in science and helped Vladimir Gadon (1775-1842) in his research in 1794.

[3] On the initiative of Antoni Rönne in 1830-1833 the present-day Renavas Manor ensemble was built[3][4] on a high slope at a picturesque site near the bend in the Varduva River.

Antoni Rönne is remembered for his philanthropy, which included being the patron of schools and sponsoring the widow Viktoria Narutavičienė and her two sons - Stanislovas and Gabrielius.

Surviving from this period are impressive library furnishings (ceiling-high wooden cupboards and a curved cast-iron stairs leading to a gallery encircling the upper part of the room), white-tile ovens in the hall of mirrors, and a fireplace in the vestibule.

[8] Topics included philosophy, natural sciences and history along with many books of fiction - this may have been influenced by the Baron's own love of writing poems.

Gabriela Maria Ogińska's cousin's (Michał Mikołaj Ogiński) orchestras performed more than once, and the manor hosted prominent people including painters, writers and politicians.

In 1890 the masonry buildings mentioned in the Renavas Estate inventory included: the palace, barn, stables, orangery and water mill.

Felix Mielżński significantly altered the interior of the manor house,[4] giving it elements of late Historicism (Neoclassical, Empirical, Neo-Rococo) and individual examples of Modern style.

The farm sector was expanded on the north and west side of the estate, new buildings were constructed, and the lower park beyond the Verduva River was restored.

Renavas Library
Polish landowners (participants of the Warsaw carnival of 1857). Eugene von Rönne is marked number 23.
Renavas Pergola