Grandjean House

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Grandjean House
Grandjeans Gård
Bredgade 4 (Copenhagen).jpg
The building on Bredgade
General information
Architectural styleLate Neoclassical
LocationCopenhagen, Denmark
CountryDenmark
Completed1854
ClientChristian Bredo Grandjean
Design and construction
ArchitectChristian Tybjerg

The Grandjean House (Danish: Grandjeans Gård) is a Late Neoclassical property consisting of two separate buildings, one at Bredgade 4 and one at Store Strandstræde 3, on opposite side of a central courtyard, in central Copenhagen, Denmark. The property is separated from Kongens Nytorv by a small building that now houses Copenhagen Amber Museum. It was built in 1854 by the architect for pastry chef Christian Bredo Grandjean. It replaced an older building, which was known as the Collin House after Hans Christian Andersen patron Jonas Collin, but this name is now associated with another building in Amaliegade. The Grandjean House was listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1959.

History[]

Early history[]

In the 18th century, the site was part of a somewhat larger property. A house built at the site in the 17th century was for a time the residence of Bernardino de Rebolledo, the Spanish ambassador to Denmark.[1]

The property was by 1689 as No. 86 in St. Ann's East Quarter (Sankt Annæ Øster Kvarter) owned by assessor Johan Pedersen Klein. It was later divided into what is now Bredgade 4 and Bredgade 6.

The building was in 1733 acquired by Tønnes Becker, a wealthy timber merchant and one of the City's 32 Men.[2]

The Collin family[]

Niels Collin painted by Jens Juel, 1770.

The property was listed as No. 159 in St. Ann's East Quarter (Sankt Annæ Øster Kvarter) as of 1756 and owned by Jonas Baltzersen Collin (1705–1770). He was active as a merchant, industrialist and director of the Class Lottery. On his death, the property passed to his son Niels Collin (1736–1797).[3]

The Collin House in Bredgade painted by Fritz Petzholdt

At the time of the 1787 census, Niels Collin resided in the building with his wife Ingeborg (née Bolte), their 11-year-old son Jonas, the wife's sister Marta Bolte and a maid.[4] Their son, Jonas Collin, grew up to become a prominent civil servant and leading patron of the arts during the Danish Golden Age as well as a close friend and loyal supporter of Hans Christian Andersen. At the time of the 1787 census, No. 159 was also home to two more households. Thiel Erich Stibolt, a naval officer with rank of commander-captain, resided in the building with his wife Chatrina Bille, their two daughters (aged 23 and 28), a servant two maids and a lodger (a cadet).[5] The third household consisted of Niels Lange, his wife Pouline Wildschiøt and a maid.[6]

The building facing Store Strandstræde seen in a painting from 1835

Ingebrog Collin kept the property after her husband's death.

At the time of the 1801 census, the property was home to a total of three households. Ingeborg Collin resided in the building with her son Jonas Collin (then registered as a surveyor), her sister Margrethe Bolten and one maid.[7] Jacob Buntzen, a customs officer, resided in the building with his wife Elisabeth (née Rothe), their two children (aged 11 and 22) and one maid.[8] Søren Petersen Kiær, a textile merchant (hosekræmmeren), resided in the building with his wife Wilhelmine Wyrtzen, their two-year-old son Peter Wilhelm Kiær, two employees in Kiær's textile business (one of them an apprentice) and one maid.[9]

In the new cadastre of 1806, the property was again listed as No. 159. It was at that time still owned by Ingeborg Collin. The property was later passed to Jonas Collin. Allegedly, Jonas Collin decided to move when it rained through the ceiling and onto the table in the presence of Bertel Thorvaldsen. In 1839 the Collins moved to Amaliegade (No. 9).

Jonas Collin's daughter Louise, née Collin lived with her new husband W. Lind at Bredgade 4 following their marriage on 25 November 1840.

Current building[]

The new building facing Store Strandstræde
Grandjean

Jonas Collin sold the property at Store Strandstræde to the pastry chef Christian Frederik Bredo Grandjean, who was already operating a konditori from a pavilion in the courtyard behind the main house.

Grandjean built the current house in 1854 with the assistance of the architect Christian Tyberg. Grandjean took up residence in the house and operated a restaurant and a konditori from the lower floors. It was frequented by many actors and artists, most notably Hans Christian Andersen, who was a private friend of the Grandjeans.[1]

Architecture[]

The property consists of two individual buildings: a large, 11-bay building towards Bredgade 4 (No. 4) and a five-bay building towards Store Strandstræde. The complex was constructed with four floors towards Bredgade but only three floors towards Store Strandstræde to allow for better air circulation in the courtyard. The large, arched windows in the ground floor, a typical feature of commercial properties from the Late Neoclassical period (1830–1855), were a novelty in Denmark at the time.[10] Next to it is a narrow three-bay building over four floors on Store Strandstræde. The architect originally made a design proposal which comprised the corner on Kongens Nytorv but Grandjean failed to acquire the small Kanneworff House which now houses Copenhagen Amber Museum.[11] The former konditori contains six murals by .[12]

Today[]

The Grandjean House

The complex is owned by the fifth generation of the Grandjean family. Restaurant Els is located at Store Strandstræde 3. It serves seasonal cuisine and the décor includes tables that were specially manufactured for the restaurant by Royal Copenhagen.[13] The ground floor also contains several stores, including an flagship store.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Grandjeans gård – Store Strandstræde 3". hcandersen-homepage.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  2. ^ "En af Stadens 32 Mand". -familienshistorier.wordpress.com (in Danish). Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Københavnske Jævnførelsesregistre 1689-2008: Sankt Annæ Øster Kvarter". Selskabet for Københavns Historie (in Danish). Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Folketælling - 1787 - Niels Collin". Danishfamilysearch.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Folketælling - 1787 - Thiel Erich Stibolt". Danishfamilysearch.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Folketælling - 1787 - Niels Lange". Danishfamilysearch.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Folketælling - 1801 - Ingeborg Bolten". Danishfamilysearch.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Folketælling - 1801 - Jacob Buntzen". Danishfamilysearch.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Folketælling - 1801 - Søren Petersen Kiær". Danishfamilysearch.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  10. ^ "dansk nyklassicisme". danskarkitektur.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  11. ^ "Store Strandstræde 3 / Bredgade 4". -indenforvoldene.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 1 August 2016.[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ "StoSag:Frandjeans Gård". -Kulturstyrelsen (in Danish). Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  13. ^ "Restaurant ElsGård". -AOK (in Danish). Retrieved 1 August 2016.

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Coordinates: 55°40′41″N 12°34′50″E / 55.6780°N 12.5805°E / 55.6780; 12.5805

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