Swedish Admiral and naval hero Johan Puke (1751-1816) bought the Gjöholm estate in 1790. Puke built a stately stone manor house according to its own drawings. Johan Puke was born in Ronneby in 1751. In 1777, he was appointed Lieutenant in the Royal Swedish Navy, in 1785 Puke became a Major and in 1803, Commanding Admiral of the Royal Swedish Naval Base at Karlskrona. He died during 1816 at Karlskrona.