The Crissoveloni family, one of the branches of an old family originating from the island of Chios, settled in Romania in 1848, in the town of Galaţi. In the course of time, they developed several enterprises, which led them to becoming a true dynasty of aristocratic bankers, worldwide known.
The Ghidigeni estate was bought by Nicolas Crissoveloni from Dimitrie Mavrocordat in 1879. The new owner developed the estate by adding a school, which is still extant today, the village church, the palace and a series of annexes on the banks of the Bârlad river.
During the First World War, the palace was transformed into a hospital where Sybille Crissoveloni and the daughters of Queen Mary volunteered. The Queen Mary Ambulance Society was also founded here.
In 1949, the estate was seized by the state, transformed into a state agricultural facility, then into a school for children with special needs. In the course of time, the former residence suffered numerous interventions and was vandalized, leading to its current advanced state of degradation.
In 2004, the estate was given back to the descendants of the Crissoveloni family, who wish to transform the estate into a facility for forest tourism.
Narcis Dorin Ion, Reşedinţe şi Familii aristocratice din România, Bucureşti, Institutul Cultural Român, 2007.
Marius Mitrof, "Arhitectura şi spaţiu privat. Ansamblul conacului de la Ghidigeni", în Revista Danubius, nr. XXIX, , Galaţi, Editura Muzeului de Istorie, 2011.
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