The manor near the village of Babtynas was founded by the Šiukštas family back in the 16th century. Its first buildings were wooden. Later the manor belonged to Andrius Vilimavičius and Jokūbas Sauginavičius. In the 18th century, under the Prozor family, Babtynas was rebuilt in brick and became a representative manor. In 1797 Babtynas was sold to Burchard von Korff. Soon afterwards the manor was acquired by the Princes Giedraitis, who owned it until 1830. The manor was then bought by Count Benedykt Emanuel and Countess Wanda Tyszkiewicz, who built an eclectic-style palace. The Tyszkiewicz family remained here until the First World War. In the interwar period the manor was home to General Vladas Nagevičius (1881–1952), who received land for his part in creating the Lithuanian army and who nurtured the farm and its cultural traditions. The Second World War ended the manor's prosperity. During the Soviet occupation it housed a collective farm district office and an apartment building. A new stage in the manor's life began in 1999, when Mindaugas Šventoraitis acquired the remaining buildings and gradually restored the manor, adapting it for living and cultural activities.