Niels Brock House
The Niels Brock House is a historic property located at Strandgade 36 in the Christianshavn neighbourhood of Copenhagen, Denmark. It takes its name after Niels Brock, founder of the Niels Brock Copenhagen Business College.
| Niels Brock House | |
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Niels Brocks Gård | |
 The Niels Brock House | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Copenhagen |
| Country | Denmark |
| Coordinates | 55°40′28.75″N 12°35′27.86″E |
| Inaugurated | 1780 |
| Client | Niels Brock |
History
The house was built for Niels Brock in 1780.[1] The house was after Brock's death administrated by Grosserer-Societetet and the proceeds were used for grants for Efterslægtens Skole.[2]
The merchant and politician Christian August Broberg (1811-1886) lived in the building from 1837 until 1880. The nearby street Brobergsgade is named after him. The historian and writer Peder Vilhelm Jacobsen (1799-1848) lived in the building from 1846 and until his death in 1848.[1]
The next owner of the property was Styhr &Kjær, a trading house founded on 2 August 1866 byRasmus Selgen Sthyr and Peter Bernhard Kjær,.Sthyr & Kjær sold the property to J. J. Carøe, a leading importer of tea and spices led by Henri Odewahn and K. Gram. They undertook a comprehensive restoration of the building with the assistance of the architect Bent Helweg-Møller.
Architecture
The house was renovated by the architect Bent Helweg-Møller in 1917-1918. The complex also comprises the warehouse at Wildersgade 51 on the other side of the block and a side wing along the north side of the courtyard that separates the two buildings.[3]
References
- "Strandgade 36-36a-d/Wildersgade 51" (in Danish). indenforvoldene.dk. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- Knud Bokkenheuser (2019-09-18). Christianshavn (in Danish). Lindhardt og Ringhof. ISBN 9788726185188. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- "Sag: Niels Brocks Gård" (in Danish). Kulturstyrelsen. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
External links
- Niels Brocks Gård at indenforvoldene.dk