SKOGAHOLMS HERRGÅRD (SKOGAHOLM MANOR)

This domain of forges, typical of central Sweden, consists of elements from the Närke and Småland regions. Wooden buildings and fence frames the courtyard towards which, to the east as in the west, two alleys of willow. To the north of the body of hosts, a floor with the box figures cut beside, more to the east, a small orchard. The body of hosts, from the domaine de Skogaholm (Närke), is a wooden building dating from about 1680. Its layout and roof of décrochage shingles are characteristic of the so-called Caroline era. In 1794, following renovation, the walls received a yellow crépi while the windows were enlarged. The vestibule features crypt drapes and a carolin panelled ceiling. The wooden walls, in the gustavien taste of the large hall, adorned with portraits of the Wennerstedt family, owner of the manor from 1680 to 1815. The adjoining boudoir has a ceiling of painted wood and crypt drapes. On the left of the vestibule, there is a garden side, a yellow friend bedroom and a courtyard, three pieces of carolin style: The Baron's bedroom, its small lounge and its work firm decorated with paintings in Johann Klein's Chinese way (about 1730). On the right of the vestibule, four crypt coins: The blue room, the children's room and the court, bedroom and the lady's boudoir. The two wings, built around 1700 in a carolin style, come from a property in Småland. The west has 5 rooms, a library of 2 000 volumes and an office with dressoirs for porcelain. The eastern wing houses the kitchen of the manor, from where the dishes were brought by the servants who crossed the courtyard. There is also a good room with 3 beds, the dining room of the household and the room of intendante.