Gammel Strand 52

The entire eastern side of Nabol's (now Naboløs 1–5) was formerly made up of one large property. On 11 October 1504, it belonged to Gaarden Peder Kempe. His widow Karina kept the property until her death after 24 July 1542. It was then passed to their son Roidker Kempe. In 1758, it was acquired by mayor Anders Knudsen Skriver. His widow Sidsel Poulsdatter kept the property after his death in 1579. After her own death in 1611, it passed to their son Christoffer Andersen (died 22 November 1617), an innkeeper and councilman, whio was married to Anne Marcusdatter Hess. After her death it was sold to the Crowbn (19 September 1626. On 15 October 1636, it was ceded to Wiwiche Kruse. In April 1648, he transgerred it to the son ]]Ulrich Christian Gyldenløve]] til Ulrichsholm. On 16 December 1649, he ceded the property to Johan Stenkull. By Raadstuedom of 12 December 1670, the property was ceded to Clavs Condevin. After his death, it passed to his heir Hans Johansen. On 30 January 1676, he presented it to councilman and co-owner Bartholomeus Jensen. On 15 March 1677, Bartholomeus Jensen ceded the property to etatsråd Jørgen Elers and his wife Margrete Vandal. Elers is remembered for founding Elers' Kollegium in Store Kannikestræde. Their property was listed in Copenhagen's first cadastre of 1689 as No. 19 in Strand Quarter. After his death on 17 September 1700, ot passed to the University of Copenhagen. On 18 June 1707, it was sold to merchant Hans Jørgen Høserich. He owned the property until at least 1728.[1]

No. 19 seen on a detail from Christian Gedde's map of Strand Quarter, 1756.

The property was again listed as No. 19 in the new cadastre of 1756. It was at that time owned by post inspector Peter Bech.[2]

The property was later acquired by wallpaper manufacturer and royal agent Abraham Moses Henriques (1721–1802). In October 1770, one of the apartments was let out to cassier at Kurantbanken Rasmus Møller. The annual rent was 210 Danish rigsdaler plus a minor contrubution to the annual property taxes. Møller and his family lived in the building until authumn 1775. They moved after buying a property in Laksegade. Møller was later convicted of embezzlement against the banl.[3]

Abraham Moses Henriques' property was home to 25 residents in five households at the 1787 census. The owner resided in the building with his third wife Sara, their eight-year-old daughter, seven children from his second marriage (aged 13 to 21) and two maids.[4] Johan Frederik Leth (1838–1918), a colonel lieutenant at the Zealand Regiment, resided in the building with his two children (aged five and 18), a male servant and two maids.[5] Cay Hendrich Licht, a captain in the Norwegian Life Regiment, resided in the building with one servant and one maid.[6] Jacob Adler, a junk dealer, resided in the building with his wife Chatrine Marie.[7] Maria Cathrine Tykøv, widow of a gunmaker at the Royal Arsenal, resided in the building with her two daughters (aged 11 and 12).[8]

The property was together with most of the other buildings in the area destroyed in the Copenhagen Fire of 1795. The site was after the fire acquired by master builder Hans Christian Ondrup (1751-1814). He divided into three separate properties. The corner building was as No. 16A constructed by him in 1796–97. It was followed by No. 19B (now Naboløs 3 in 1798 and finally No. 19C at the corner with Læderstræde in 1798-99.[9]

The building seen on the right on a painting by Paul Gustav Fischer

The property was listed in the new cadastre of 1806 as No. 16 in Strand Qyarter. It was at that time owned by bookdealer G. L. Buch.[2]

In 1826 the building was acquired by chancery secretary Emil Hjort (1797–69).[10] In 1830 he was appointed as cassier of Danske Kancelli, a position in which he remained for 30 years. His property on Gammel Strand was at the time of the 1834 census home to a total of 31 people. Hjort was himself residing with his wife, two children and a maid in the apartment on the first floor.[11] Christopher Heinrich Frederiksen, a retired officer in the Fire Corps, was residing with his wife, two unmarried children and a maid on the third floor.

Frederik Hjort owned the building until his death in 1869. His property was home to a total of 27 residents at the time of the 1860 census.[12] The owner resided in the first-floor apartment with his 30-year-old son Andreas, his 24-year-old daughter Sophie Marie and a maid. His brother Johan Edvard Peter Hjort and sister Andrea Marie Hjort resided together in the apartment on the third floor. Alexander Ballen, a merchant (grosserer), resided on the ground floor with his wife, two children, a maid and a female cook. Jens Petersen, an employee at the adjacent Royal Pawn, resided in the basement with his wife and five children.[13]

The painter Carl Bloch lived in an apartment on the first floor from 1873 to 1875. The film director Carl Th. Dreyer lived on the third flor in 1932–1933. [9]

Fishing boats in front of the building

The property was in 2008 owned by Atlas Ejendomme A/S, later renamed Landic Property Denmark A/S. In October 2009, Jeudan acquired Landic Property Denmark's portfolio of 32 properties, including Gammel Strand , for DKK 2 billion.[14]