Sankt Annæ Plads 7

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Sankt Annæ Plads 7
Sankt Annæ Plads 7.jpg
The Niels Brock House
General information
LocationCopenhagen, Denmark
Coordinates55°40′55.88″N 12°35′23.93″E / 55.6821889°N 12.5899806°E / 55.6821889; 12.5899806Coordinates: 55°40′55.88″N 12°35′23.93″E / 55.6821889°N 12.5899806°E / 55.6821889; 12.5899806
Completed1750
Design and construction
ArchitectNicolai Eigtved

Sankt Annæ Plads 7 is a listed property on Sankt Annæ Plads in the Frederiksstaden neighbourhood of central Copenhagen, Denmark. The Copenhagen Masons' Guild has been based in the building since 1929. It was listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1932.

History[]

18th century[]

The building was together with its neighbor at No. 9 constructed by master mason Niels Rasmussen Engerslev and master carpenter Peder Rasmussen Møller in 1750. The building was designed by Niels Eigtved who also created the masterplan for the new Frederiksstaden district.[1]

In the new cadastre of 1756, the property was listed as No. 71 UU. It was by then owned by master mason Erasmus Frederik Platz.

19th century[]

In the new cadastre of 1806, the property was listed as No. 110. It was by then owned by Jens Wulden.

The property was before 1834 acquired by the Irish-born merchant and ship-owner George Ryan (1783-1861). Ryan remained unmarried but was by 1734 residing in the building with his 19-year old son Charles Ryan (1815-), who worked as an office clerk in his father's firm, as well as four male servants and two maids.[2] At the time of the 1840 census, Ryan his listed as "administrator" (probably consul) of the North African Free States. George and Charles Ryan were by then residing in the building with warehouse manager Andreas Johan Hansen, a coachman, a housekeeper, rwo male servants and two maids.[3]

By 1850, Charles Ryan had married and become the father of a one-year-old girl.[4]

20th century[]

Copenhagen Masons' Guild purchased the building in 1928. It was subsequently put through a major renovation. The Copenhagen Masons' Guild inaugurated its new premises in 1929.[5]

Architecture[]

The building consists of three storeys over a high cellar and is four bays wide. The two-bay wall dormer dates from 1929.[6]

Gallery[]

  • Facade

  • Figure above the gateway

  • The building seen from the courtyard of No. 5

  • Sign

References[]

  1. ^ "Sankt Annæ Plads 7-7a". indenforvoldene.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Folketælling - 1834 - George Ryan". Danishfamilysearch.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Folketælling - 1840 - G. Ryan". Danishfamilysearch.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Folketælling - 1850 - George Ryan". Danishfamilysearch.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Et historisk tilbageblik". kbh-murerlaug.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Sankt Annæ Plads 7". Kulturstyrelsen (in Danish). Retrieved 1 April 2019.

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