Description of the attraction
The former estate of Augustow is a small royal residence, built for Stanislav-August Poniatowski in 1782. For the construction of the estate, the then fashionable Italian architect Giuseppa Sacco was invited, who had already built several amazing country residences for the king. The king, famous for his love, used this elegant house in the suburban farm Augustow for amorous dates.
After the Rzeczpospolita became part of the Russian Empire, Catherine II presented this chic gift to the General Count Mauritius de Lacy as a reward for the victories in the Russo-Turkish War. The honored general liked the Augustovo estate so much that he moved to it forever. After de Lacy's death, a will was made in favor of his nephew Patrick O'Brien de Lacy. The young man took possession of the estate in 1820 and became the soul of the local noble society, having mastered two languages: Russian and Polish.
The chapel (rotunda chapel) in Augustow was built as a family burial vault. Count Mauritius de Lacy was the first to be buried there. The main altar contained the image of the Mother of God, and on the sides - the apostles Peter and Paul. Now it is a functioning Catholic chapel of Saints Peter and Paul.
During the First World War, during the hostilities, in 1915 the building of the Avgustovo estate burned down and the O'Brien de Lacy family moved to the building of the old tavern. It was built back in 1792 and brought the family a good income.
The building of the old tavern, the chapel of Peter and Paul and the gate with a bell tower have survived to our time.
