This is the most valuable historical structure, the heart of the museum. The entire development consists of six buildings that have been standing in the same place for more than 400 years. The manor house is the oldest one. Its older part dates back to early 17th century while the younger one comes from 1784 (the date can be seen on the large crossbeam under the ceiling of the living room). It used to belong to the village leader and, after that, to a noble Moniak family from Zubrzyca Górna who owned parts of the village. The Moniak family was very important in Orawa. Their activities, views and ambitions influenced the history of the region and their home was an economic and cultural centre. The manor house with its surrounding utility buildings is also an example of co-existence of the ‘lordly’ buildings with ‘peasant’ highlander buildings, where diverse styles and forms met the local building traditions. The entire manor complex looked different than the rest of the village in the same way as the manor house differs from other known buildings of that type. The location, the shape of the buildings, the trees surrounding them – all these features attracted attention and spoke about the wealth and social status of inhabitants of the manor. The interior of the manor can be divided into two parts: the peasant part and the manor part. The former is older and resembles ordinary village cottages. It consists of a white room and a black room, and three chambers. The newer north-western wing of the manor is the manor part. It was built in 1784.