Gačionys, Rokiškis District Municipality
Aukštaitija
wooden Neoclassical manor with park and vintage car museum
Gačionys village, Jūžintai eldership, Rokiškis District
55.80734, 25.67043
1.5-2 hours for the park and car museum
May-September, when the manor and park are open to visitors
Gačionys manor estate, Rosen Manor
Gačionys Manor: rare wooden manor by a lake
Gačionys Manor stands on the shore of Lake Gačionys in Jūžintai eldership, Rokiškis District. It is a wooden Neoclassical manor with a mezzanine, a six-Tuscan-column portico, and a broad white veranda facing the lake. Owners and press often describe it as one of Lithuania's best-preserved wooden manors; this is best presented as a description, not an officially certified title.
The setting is as important as the building. Beside the lake lies a roughly 13 ha landscape park with an old linden avenue, connected ponds, and a rose garden. A long pontoon pedestrian bridge across the lake lets visitors see the manor from the water.
The Rosen family and the real building date
Gačionys is mentioned in documents from 1596. In the early nineteenth century the estate was acquired by the Rosen family from Courland, who owned it for almost two centuries. The official historical study corrects the construction date: dendrochronology showed that pines used in the present roof structure were felled in 1828, and Kazimieras Rosen built the manor around 1828-1830.
This matters because many travel sources still repeat the incorrect claim that engineer Jan Rosen designed the manor in 1870. The study rejects that version, so the more accurate date is the first half of the nineteenth century. The last pre-war owners were Baron Petras Rosen and family; during the Soviet period the nationalised manor held a collective-farm office, library, and club, and the building was badly damaged.
Restoration and Ford Model T museum
After Lithuanian independence was restored, the manor was returned to Rosen heir Baron Antanas Rosen. Around 2021 the last family heir sold it to Sigutė and Gintaras Balčiūnai from Vilnius. The new owners restored the estate and opened it to visitors in 2025; the manor chapel was also consecrated that year.
The former carriage house now contains an unusual Ford Model T car museum. According to the official page, five cars are displayed: 1909 Tourabout, 1911 Commercial Roadster, 1912 Town Car, 1913 Runabout, and 1922 Sedan California Top. Some are presented as extremely rare original examples of their type, making the manor both a heritage and technology-history stop.
Visiting and tickets
During research, the official manor page stated that the park is open May-September on Fridays and Saturdays, 12:00-16:00, and closed during private events. Adult park tickets were 8 EUR, children aged 7-16 were 4 EUR, and children under 6 were free. The carriage-house car museum requires a separate ticket and prior booking.
Because prices and hours change, check the latest information on the official website or contact the manor before travelling. With park and museum, allow 1.5-2 hours. Gačionys combines well with Rokiškis and Salos manors and Jūžintai church.
