Lille Strandstræde 20

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Lille Strandstræde 20
Lille Strandstræde 20 (Copenhagen) 01.jpg
General information
Architectural styleNeoclassical
LocationCopenhagen
CountryDenmark
Coordinates55°40′52.36″N 12°35′24.79″E / 55.6812111°N 12.5902194°E / 55.6812111; 12.5902194Coordinates: 55°40′52.36″N 12°35′24.79″E / 55.6812111°N 12.5902194°E / 55.6812111; 12.5902194
Completed1795

Lille Strandstræde 20 is a Neoclassical property located off Sankt Annæ Plads in central Copenhagen, Denmark. Built in 1797 and heightened with one storey in 1854–55, it was for many years home to cartwright Henry Fife's workshop. The four-winged complex was listed in the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1918.

History[]

19th century[]

The site was in the late 17th century part of a larger property. It was by 1689 as No. 25 in St. Ann's East Quarter (Sankt Annæ Øster Kvarter) owned by engraver Johan Dorn's widow Ellgen. This property was later divided into a number of smaller properties. The property now known as Lille Strandstræde 20 was by 1756 as No. 97 owned by rear admiral Olfert Fischer.[1]

The current building was constructed in 1797 for merchant (grosserer) C. C. Lütken.

19th century[]

The property was in the new cadastre of 1806 listed as No. 65. It was by then owned by P. L. Lütken. It was later passed down to naval officer Magnus Lytken. The physician J. D. Brandis (1762-1845) was from 1822 to 1834 also among the residents in the building.[2]

Henry Fife (1804-1875)

The property was in 1824 acquired by coach builder George James Fife.[3] He had just taken over his father's former coach workshop, which was now moved from its former location in the Stanley House in Christianshavn to his new property in Lille Strandstræde.

George James Fife died from gangrene on 14 September 1926. His workshop was then continued by his mother with his younger brother, Henry Fife (1804-1986), as manager. After a while, Henry Fie took ownership both of the property and the workshop. The workshop developed into the leading Danish coach builder under his management. It delivered at least 86 coaches to the Danish royal family in 1831–00, including Christian VIII's Gold Coupé in 1840. [4] The property was at the time of the 1840 census home to a total of 24 people. Henry Fife was residing with his family in the ground floor apartment. Cathrine Talbot, widow of a leather manufacturer, was also living on the ground floor. Ann O’Keeffe Oxholm, widow of former governor of the Danish West Indies Peter Lotharius Oxholm, resided with her 18-year-old daughter Hilda on the first floor. Maren Svinth Lindahl (née Olsdatter Svinth, 1775–1845), widow of generalauditør Hans Jacob Lindahl (c. 1762–1812), was residing with her two sons on the second floor. She was the owner of  [da].[5] [6]

The jurist and politician Hother Hage (1816-1873) was among the residents in 1859.[2]

Henry Fife's widow Louise Augusta Fife (née Mørk) was at the time of the 1880 census still residing in the building with four unmarried children and two maids. James John Falbor Fife was now managing the family carriage factory.[7]

20th century[]

Andreas Brünniche' living room in the building in 1900.

The physician Andreas Brünniche lived in the building at the turn of the century. The author Herman Bang was from July 1909 to August 1911 among the residents in the building. The businessman and former minister of trade Tyge Rothe (1877-1970) resided on the third floor from 1933 to 1940.

Dines Petersen & Co., a wholesale business, was based in the building in 1950. The company had been founded by Peter Dines Petersen (1859-1944) in 1896. It was in 1910 taken over by Halfdan Hendriksen (1881-) and S. N. S. Holm (1883-). The latter left the company in 1924. In 1946m it was taken over by V. M. Jacobsen (1903-) and Kaj Kongstad (1902-).[8]

Architecture[]

The building is in four storeys over a raised cellar. The nine-bay facade is rendered white with rusticated finishing on the ground floor. A gateway is located in the central bay and the two outer bays. The windows in the two slightly projecting outer bays are topped by rounded pediments on the first floor and the seven central windows are topped by a frieze. The rook features seven dormer windows.[2]

The gateway opens to a small courtyard. The two perpendicular side wings are younger than the front wing but it is not known exactly when they were building. The rear wing is from 1858.[2]

Today[]

Lille Strandstræde 20 has been divided into condominiums and is jointly owned by the owners via E/F Lille Strandstræde 20.

References[]

  1. ^ "Københavnske Jævnførelsesregistre 1689-2008 - Sankt Annæ Øster Kvarter". Selskabet for Københavns Historie (in Danish). Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Lille Strandstræde 20-20a-c". indenforvoldene.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Fife & Felton – vognfabrikanter i København". karetmager.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Henry Fife – hofvognfabrikant i København". karetmager.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Maren Svinth Lindahl, f. Olsdatter". roerbye.ktdk.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Folketælling - 1840 - Lille Strandstræde No. 65". danishfamilysearch.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Folketælling - 1880 - Louise Augusta Fife født Mørk". danishfamilysearch.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Dines Petersen & Co". coneliand.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 14 February 2021.

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