- History
Spjutegården
Spjutegården
was built in 1805 in Spjute by, parish of Nätra in northern Ångermanland.
The estate belonged to the famous family Wallin during almost the
whole 19th century and is said to have been an inn for the first years.
During 1918-1919 the estate was moved and reconstructed at Murberget
and the originally room dividing with six rooms at each floor was
altered. At the restoration wallpaintings on board underneath the
wallpaper were found in the upper floor's large room. These paintings
still cover the walls. Distinguished for the estates face is the empire
inspirated corner bands.
In a german travel description from 1828 the inns in northen Sweden
are praised for their cleanliness and low prices. Here the inn in
Spjute village are mentioned especally as an example of cleanliness,
genuineness and comfortability, and also for the exquisite food.
Friluftsmuseet Murberget
Spjutegården
is today located at Murberget in Härnösand, next to Friluftmuseet
Murberget (open-air museum). This museum was planed by the initiator
Theodor Hellman. The first building was a bell frame and came here
from Ullånger 1913. The museum contains of some eighty buildings
moved here from the middle of Norrland. The exception is Murbergskyrkan
(Murberg's Church), which was raised in the 1920s to look lika a midieval
church.
Within the domain there are different types of buildings such as church
town, village, school, mountain grazing and city block. Today the
museum is ran by Siftelsen Länsmuseet (the Foundation County
Musuem) - Murberget. In the county museum's activity the following
are also included: historical monument care, exhibition production
and school activity. The musuem also has a comprehensive image and
article collection together with an archive and library.
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