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Our history
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Croquet in the Manor yard, in the 1890’s.
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Tollare was given to the Gråbrödra Monastery in 1465. After the reformation of 1527, all church property was claimed by the state. Gustav Vasa bestowed Tollare on Jakob Bagge, an admiral in the king’s navy. During the following centuries Tollare was owned by various upper class people.
When the Russians pillaged and plundered Stockholm’s archipelago in 1719 they never reached Tollare. The main building from the 1600’s survived. In 1834 Tollare was bought by iron merchant Anton Frestaduis. He added a second floor to the Manor and decorated it with balconies and dormer windows. His children further decorated the building until it became an exquisite corps de logi.
In 1878 Sweden’s first tennis court was built here but is now closed. About the same time a skittle alley was built here and is still in use today.
In 1918 Tollare was purchased by Johan Alfred Hedenström. He founded Tollare’s paper mill and lived here until his death in 1931. His heirs sold the manor to Conrad Åhlberg who, shortly thereafter, sold the manor along with 17 acres of land the Stockholm district’s of International Order of Good Templars, which is a part of the present IOGT-NTO.
Steamboats from Stockholm docked at Tollare’s pier. Extensive courses and a hostel were run from here. In the summer hundreds of youth stayed here in a special tent town.
In 1945 the decision was made to make Tollare the IOGT’s Folk High School. The first winter courses started in October 1952.
Sidan uppdaterades: 2009-06-12
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The steamboat docked at Tollare pier.
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Time for the annual swimming test
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