Nyhavn 23
Nyhavn 23 | |
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General information | |
Location | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Coordinates | 55°40′49.36″N 12°35′22.76″E / 55.6803778°N 12.5896556°ECoordinates: 55°40′49.36″N 12°35′22.76″E / 55.6803778°N 12.5896556°E |
Completed | 1803 |
Nyhavn 23 is a Neoclassical property overlooking the Nyhavn Canal in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It was listed in the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1918. A plaqye on the facade commemorates that the composer Friedrich Kuhlau resided in the byuilding in 1832,
History[]
18th century[]
In the late 17th century, Nyhavn 17–27 was one large property. It was by 1689 as No. 9 in St. Ann's East Quarter (Sankt Annæ Øster Kvarter) owned by stone mason Hans Friedrich. Present-day Nyhavn 23 was by 1756 as No. 12 owned by beer merchant (øltapper) Niels Jensen.
The property was later acquired by skipper Mads Tommen. At the time of the 1787 census, he lived there with his wife Elisabeth Klaus Datter, their two children (aged seven and 15), a maid and a lodger.[1]
19th century[]
The current building on the site was built in 1803 for skipper Realf Olsen Schaarbech. He operated a tavern in the ground floor.[2]
In the new cadastre of 1806, the property was again listed as No. 12. It was by then owned by Rufolf Olsen.
The composer Frederik Kuhlau lived in the building until his death in 1832.
At the time of the 1834 census, No. 12 was home to five households. Ane Catrine Koefoed , a 54-year-old widow and the owner of the property, resided on the second floor with her six children (aged 18 to 30). The three sons were all at sea when the census took place. Her late husband Hans Isaac Poulsen Kofoed (1775-1822) had been a ship captain and merchant (grosserer).[3] Peter Georg Gynther, a 1st secretary in the Lord Chamberlain's Office, resided on the third floor with his wife Charlotte Amalie Lundell and one maid.[4] Johan Hendrik Davn Kramer, a rye break baker and flour retailer, resided on the ground floor with his Dorthea Chatrine Kramer, their eight-year-old daughter Dorthea Chatrine Kramer and one maid.[5] Antonette Fichsjer, a 68-year-old spinster, resided on the first floor with the ship captain Nels F.Volf (then at sea), Volf's five-year-old son Johan Anton Volff, the lady's companion Jensine Lange and the maid Ane Wold.[6] Berte Sofie Glaser, 67-year-old widow supported by a "grant grom Kofoed", resided on the fourth floor with three unmarried children (aged 22 to 30) and a 23-year old seamstress.[7]
The editor and writer Erik Bøgh lived in the building from 1751 to 1854. He had created the first Danish revue at the nearby Casino Theatre in 1857.
Architecture[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Nyhavn_23_-_relief_01.jpg/220px-Nyhavn_23_-_relief_01.jpg)
The building is four storeys tall and four bays wide. Above the door is a stone plate from 1804 featuring a beer jug. A side wing extends from the rear side of the building.
Today[]
Testaurant Gasten is based in the ground floor and the basement is home to the café Galionen.[8]
References[]
- ^ "Folketælling - 1787 - Mads Tommen". Danishfamilysearch.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Nyhavn 23". indenforvoldene.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Folketælling - 1834 - Antonette Fichsjer". Danishfamilysearch.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Folketælling - 1834 - Peter Georg Gynther". Danishfamilysearch.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Folketælling - 1834 - Dorthea Chatrine Kramer". Danishfamilysearch.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Folketælling - 1834 - Antonette Fichsjer". Danishfamilysearch.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Folketælling - 1834 - Berte Sofie Glaser". Danishfamilysearch.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Nyhavns huse, knejper og nogle af beboerne". rejsefortaelling.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 23 January 2018.
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