Steinfass House
| Steinfass House | |
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Steinfass' Gård | |
 The building seen from across the canal | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical |
| Location | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Country | Denmark |
| Completed | 1771 |
| Client | Jacob Steinfass |
| Owner | Sofiegården |
Steinfass House (Danish. Steinfass Gård) is a listed house overlooking Christianshavn Canal in the Christianshavn neighbourhood of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is now part of the hall of residence.
History[]
The current house was built for Jacob Steinfass in 1770–71 to a design by an unknown architect.[1] The painter P. C. Skovgaard lived in the building from 1842 to 1843. [2] The building was listed in 1945.[3]
Architecture[]
Steinfass House is built in the Neoclassical style. It was built as an adaption and extension of an existing building and incorporates elements from its predecessor.[1]
Today[]
In the early 1970s, he house was converted into a dorm, , and expanded with modern wings along Sofiegade and Dronningensgade. The original contains five rooms and two three-room flats in two upper floors, and various shared facilities on the ground floor, including a day-care centre. The basement houses the bar Sofiekælderen which is popular for live music.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b "Overgaden Oven Vandet 32A-B" (PDF) (in Danish). chrarkiv.dk. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
- ^ "Overgaden Oven Vandet 32a-32c / Sofiegade 3-7 / Dronningensgade 43-49" (in Danish). indenforvoldene.dk. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
- ^ "Sag: Steinfass' Gård". Kulturstyrelsen. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
- ^ "Kollegiet Sofiegården". Sofiegården. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
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- Houses in Copenhagen
- Listed residential buildings in Copenhagen
- Listed buildings and structures in Christianshavn
- Houses completed in 1771