Jaunmokas Manor ( lv, Jaunmoku muižas pils; german: Schloss Neu-Mocken) is a manor house in Tume Parish,

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in the historical region of

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, in

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. Since 1991 the building has housed a woods and forestry museum, exhibiting the respective techniques and the history of forestry in the country.

History

Estate known as Jaunmokas was first mentioned in documents in 1544. History of Palace Jaunmokas
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structure with

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elements was designed by

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Wilhelm Ludwig Nicholas Bockslaff (1858-1945), and built in 1901 as a hunting lodge for Mayor of Riga George Armitstead (1847-1912). George Armitstead owned the manor until 1904 when it was sold to Brinken family. In 1910 it was again sold and became property of von

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family who owned manor until 1918. During Latvian agrarian reforms in the 1920s manor was nationalized and its lands partitioned. In 1926 children sanatorium was established in the manor building. During

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military hospital of the

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was located in the building. During

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there was several offices and flats located in the building. In 1976 building was taken over by Ministry of Forestry and Forest Industry and major restoration works started and as a result in 1989 manor building was turned to a museum.

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History

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