Nyhavn 31

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Nyhavn 31
Nyhavn 31.jpg
Nyhavn 31 seen from the other side of the canal
General information
LocationCopenhagen. Denmark
CountryDenmark
Coordinates55°40′48.91″N 12°35′24.47″E / 55.6802528°N 12.5901306°E / 55.6802528; 12.5901306Coordinates: 55°40′48.91″N 12°35′24.47″E / 55.6802528°N 12.5901306°E / 55.6802528; 12.5901306
Construction started1753
Completed1817

Nyhavn 31 is a listed property overlooking the Nyhavn canal in central Copenhagen, Denmark.

History[]

17th and 18th centuries[]

The site was by 1689 as No. 11 in St. Ann's Quarter (Sankt Annæ Øster Kvarter) owned by skipper Mikkel Jensen. It was by 1756 as No, 16 owned by skipper Peder Løg.

The house was built for skipper Thomas Andersen between 1691 and 1714 and was then a two-storey building. The wealthy merchant Andreas Bodenhoff acquired the property in 1770 and lived there until his death in 1794. At the time of the 1787 census, he lived there with his son Andreas, his daughter Giertrud, the clerks Conrath Ditlew Hopman (fuldmægtig) and Christian Lund (skriverkarl), three caretakers and two maids.[1]

19th century[]

The next owner was wholesaler Edvard Gram (1769-1858). He heightened the building with one floor in 1799. At the time of the 1801 census, he resided in the building with his 17-year-old wife Christiane Bech, four employees in his grovery business, a caretaker, a coachman and two maids.[2]

In the new cadastre of 1806, the property was again listed as No. 16. It was by then still owned by Gran. Gran was appointed both as Kammerråd and Swedish consil-general.

The merchant Hans Puggaard and his wife Bolette, a painter, resided in the building in 1826 but moved to the following year. They socialized with many of the leading artists of the day. Their daughter Maria, who was only three years old at the time, would later marry the politician Orla Lehmann . Søren Henrik Petersen (1788–1860), a printmaker, was for a while also among the residents. The company closed inj 1890.[3]

The property was later acquired by the merchant (grosserer) Niels Høeg Husted (c. 1793-1835). At the time of the 1834 census, he resided on the first floor with his wife Rosaline Sophie Husted, three employees in his wholesale business, one male servant and two maids.[4] Rosaline Sophie Husted was in her first marriage the mother of the opera singer . Om 1931, she had married the naval officer .Peter Christian Knudtzon, another merchant (grosserer), resided on the second floor with his son Jess Nicolaj Knudtzen (then in Spain) and one maid.[5]

Hans Georg Worm's wholesale company H.G. Worm & Co. was from its foundation in 1865 based on the second floor of the rear wing. In 1982, it launched a collaboration with Jönköping Tändstickfabrik. By 1875, H. C. Worm & Co. sold a total of 0.7 million match boxes, many of which were exported to North and South America.[6] Thorvald Giessing operated another wholesale company from the No. 31 in the years 1877–1918.[7] Christian Gelert's wholesale business was from 1888 to 1901 based in the building.[8]

20th century[]

A/S Oscar Frønckel & Co.'s Bogtrykkeri, a book printing business founded at Store Kongensgade 81 in 1916, was from 1918 based in larger premises at Nyhavn 31.[9]

The building was listed by the Danish Heritage Agency in the Danish national registry of protected buildings in 1945. It was restored by the architect Alfred Homann in 1981. The building has both housed the Royal Danish Theatre's administration while the building on Kongens Nytorv was refurbished and the Danish Library Agency. In 2010–11, CFP Groupe purchased the building and converted it into apartments.[10]

Architecture[]

Nyhavn 31 in the middle of the house row

The building is five bays wide. Two consecutive rear wings extend from the rear side of the building. The first is from circa 1800 while the one to the rear is from the first half of the 18th century.

Today[]

The building is now home to an Italian restaurant.

References[]

  1. ^ "Folketælling - 1787 - Andreas Bodenhoff". Danishfamilysearch.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Folketælling - 1801 - Edvard Gram". Danishfamilysearch.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Nyhavn 31a-krfirma" (in Danish). indenforvoldene.dk. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Folketælling - 1834 - Niels Hoy Husted". Danishfamilysearch.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Folketælling - 1834 - Peter Christian Knudtzen". Danishfamilysearch.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Hans Georg Worm & Co". taendstikmuseum.dk. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Thorvald Giessing". taendstikmuseum.dk. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Christian Celert" (in Danish). taendstikmuseum.dk. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  9. ^ Knud Bokkenheuser (January 2021). Danmarks hovedstad, København (Vol. IV) (in Danish). Dansk Handel & Industri Forlag. ISBN 9788726299755. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Husets historie - History". E/F Nyhavn 31E. Retrieved 7 December 2016.

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