M=FC=FCriku (Marienhof) manor is situated on the road to Simuna at a
distance of 1 kilometer from V=E4ike-Maarja,.
The place was bought in 19th century by a merchant from Tallinn,
called P. J."Papachen" Hoffmann. He opened a shop .
As there was no competition he became rich in no time .
A proper manor house was built- a long wooden building that can be
seen even to-day
Also, JHP built a small building for officials
In 1891, however,the place was sold by "Papachens" son, Georg,.to an
Estonian called Jaan Allik who had become wealthy on running a tavern.
In a building situated behind, the former V=E4ike-Maarja school for
girls was opened in 1902. In the building for officials there was the
first hospital in V=E4ike-Maarja with four beds and a Hoffmann worked as
a doctor at that hospital.
More info at
http://www.familiehoffmann.homepage.t-online.de/georg.htm |