Ording House

Vandkunsten 10

The Ording House is a listed property fronting the small square Vandkunsten is the Old Town of Copenhagen, Denmark.

History

The building was constructed as a brewert in 1802–03 for Carl Henrik Ording.[1] Ording was originally a horse trader but had also owned had Bakkehuset in Valby from 1777 to 1784.[2] The navel officer C. W. Jessen (1764-1823) lived in the building in 1817-1819.[1] He had also constructed the inn Slotskroen at the corner of Vesterbrogade and Pile Allé in 1780-82.[3] He had purchased a piece of land in the area between Værnedamsvej, Frederiksberg Allé and Gammel Kongevej in 1783 and later sold it off in lots.[4]

The navel officer C. W. Jessen (1764-1823) lived in the building in 1817-1819.[1]

Architecture

The building stands in blank, red brick and consists of three stories over a high celler.The building has four bays on Vandkunsten, a canted corner bay and three bays on Gåsegade.[1] A gateways open to a courtyard that it shares with the rest of the block.

Memorial plaque

A memorial plaque and a relief of Frederick III on the corner commemorates the Swedish storm assault on Copenhagen on which took place 10 and 11 February 1659 at this site.[1]

See also

  • Listed buildings in Copenhagen

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Vandkunsten 10". indenforvoldene.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Kroen ved foden af Valby Bakke" (in Danish). Berlingske. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Slotskroen". frederiksbergshistorie.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Hauchsvejs placering i lokalområdet". hauchsvej.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 October 2017.

Coordinates: 55°40′34″N 12°34′26″E / 55.6761°N 12.5738°E / 55.6761; 12.5738

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