Renaissance manor house in the village of Necpaly, on the border of Turčianská kotlina and Veľká Fatra, SE by Martin
The manor is a block building with a square floor plan and has two corner, prismatic towers. It has Renaissance windows with a stone shambrana and wrought iron bars, on the east side there is a small bay window ending in an attic. Above the entrance is an inscription board, which shows that the manor house was built by Andrej Justh.The manor has a preserved Renaissance layout with a large entrance hall. The rooms have Renaissance vaults and flat ceilings.
The Renaissance manor house in Necpaly was probably built by the Justh family, who owned Necpaly. The manor house was probably completed in 1673, as evidenced by the inscription above the entrance Erexit Ope Dei CharæPoserit A.I.D.N. AD 1673 Iuly 10, the abbreviation most likely being A (ndrej) I (usth) D (e) N (eczpal).
There are four manor houses in Necpaly. This manor house has long been considered the oldest, but recent research has shown that the oldest manor house is the so-called Franklin's manor house (later the Franklin family also owned this Renaissance manor house). In the 18th century, the manor house was renovated and covered with mansard roof.
The Justh family used the manor house as a Renaissance seat until the second half of the 18th century, when members of the family built on the opposite side of the Necpaly stream the so-called Blue manor house. Only a few family members used to live in the older building and it was used as the seat of the administrator or office.
At the end of the 19th century, the Justh family got into financial trouble and began to sell their property. The manor falls into the hands of the Franklin family, led by Benjamin Franklin, the illegitimate son of Dionysus Justh and the great-granddaughter of Benjamin Franklin. Under the Franklin family, Necpaly began to develop industrially. The Franklin family owned the manor until 1947, when it fell to the state.
Until about the second third of the 20th century, the manor house was then used as a grain storage and after 1989 it was returned to its original owners.
In the 90s of the 20th century, the roof was reconstructed, which probably saved the manor from extinction. The mansion is dilapidated and a wooden parts such as door frames or floors were stolen by the citizens in two decades.
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The manor is not open to the public