About Peter I House Museum
course of the Northern War and managed to annex the whole Estonian territory by the
year 1710. Therefore the protection of the new border areas became the priority of the
ruler and he paid a lot of attention to the reconstruction of ports in Tallinn and
Paldiski and visited Tallinn several times.
Together with the site of the would-be palace, a summer estate and a 17th-century
cottage that had belonged to town councillor von Drenteln were purchased for the
emperor's use in 1713. The small cottage was enlarged with a wing and the outcome
was a building with a hall, a kitchen and four rooms. The small summer residence was
in use until the emperor's death. The succeeding rulers used the Palace of Kadriorg
that had been completed only after Peter's death and the small building was neglected.
The building was restored at the order of Emperor Alexander I after he visited Tallinn
in 1804. The wing, however, was not
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