Kronprinsessegade 16

Kronprinsessegade 16 is a Neoclassical property overlooking Rosenborg Castle Garden in central Copenhagen, Denmark.

Kronprinsessegade 16
General information
LocationCopenhagen
CountryDenmark
Coordinates55°41′0.65″N 12°34′53.9″E
Completed1807
Design and construction
Architect(s)Johan Martin Quist

History

Construction

Kronprinsessegade 16 was built in 1807 as one of five properties at Kronprinsessegade No. 10-18 that were built by master builder Johan Martin Quist. The property was listed in the new cadastre of 1806 as No. 190 in St. Ann's West Quarter.[1]

The poet Jens Baggesen was a resident in the building in the mid-1810s.

1834 census

Hedevig Eriksen, widow of Mogens Erichsen on Saint Croix, resided resided on the ground floor at the 1834 census. She lived there with her five children (aged three to 15) and one maid.[2]

1840 cemsus

Emanuel Blom , a commander captain in the Royal Danish Navy, resided on the third floor with his wife Christophine Joachime Blom (née Grüsier), their six children (aged two to 19) and one maid.[3] Elisabeth Elokin, Secilie Elokin and Ane Elokin—three unmarried sisters (aged 79 to 8t)—resided on the first floor with two maids.[4] Hedevig Erichsen, widow of Mogens Erichsen on Saint Croix, resided on the ground floor with her six children (aged 10 to 20) and one maid.[5] Sophie Christine Simonsen (née Hansen), a widow barkeeper, resided in the basement with her four children (aged six to 12), one male servant and five lodgers.[6]

Later history

The writer and educator Athalia Schwartz (1821-1871) lived in the building from 1851 to 1853.[7]

Architecture

The building consists of four storeys over a high cellar and is five bays wide. Two triangular pediments are located over the outer windows on the second floor. The Mansard roof with three dormers dates from 1902 to 1908. A five-storey side wing projects from the rear side of the building. The complex was listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places on 14 April 1945.[8]

Today
  • The building seen from the courtyard.
    The building seen from the courtyard.

References
  1. "Københavnske Jævnførelsesregistre 1689-2008". Selskabet for Københavns Historie (in Danish). Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  2. "Folketælling - 1834 - Hedevig Eriksen". Danishfamilysearch.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  3. "Folketælling - 184 - Emanuel Blom". Danishfamilysearch.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  4. "Folketælling - 1840 - Elisabeth Elokin". Danishfamilysearch.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  5. "Folketælling - 1840 - Hedevig Erichsen". Danishfamilysearch.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  6. "Folketælling - 1840 - Sophie Christine Simonsen født Hansen". Danishfamilysearch.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  7. "Kronprinsessegade 16". indenforvoldene.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  8. "Sag: Kronprinsessegade 16" (in Danish). Kulturstyrelsen. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
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