Kvæsthusgade 5

No. 39 seen on a detail from Christian Gedde's map of St. Ann's East Quarter, 1757.

The site was part of a larger property in the late 17th century. This property was listed as No. 22 in St. Ann's East Quarter in Copenhagen's first cadastre of 1689. The present building on the site was constructed with two storeys over a walk-out basement in 1736 for royal cellarman (vinkyper) Ph. Jacob Zalathe. It was heightened by two floors in 1845.[1] The property was listed as No. 41 in the new cadastre of 1756 and was then owned by one kommerceråd Courtenne.

The property was home to a total of 38 residents in four households at the time of the 1801 census. Hans Friis, a merchant (grosserer), resided in the building with his wife Lovise Haagensen, their eight children (aged two to 14), his father Anne Friis, two lodgers, a caretaker, a male servant, three maids and a wet nurse.[2] Christian Faber Birch (1769-1837), another merchant (grosserer), resided in the building with his wife Christiane Liebenberg, their two children (aged two and five), an office clerk, a caretaker and two maids.[3] Casper Jochumsen, a sailor and innkeeper, resided in the building with his wife Anne Larsdattewr, their two daughters (aged one and four) and one maid.[4] Jens Kragelund, another innkeeper, resided in the building with his wife Maren K. Schow and their four children (aged eight to 16).[5]

The property was again listed as No. 41 in the new cadastre of 1806. It was at that time still owned by Hans Friis.

The property was home to 42 residents in six households at the 1834 census. Caspar Johannes von Benzon, an army captain and director of the fire corps on Møn, resided on the ground flor with his wife Wilhelmine Conradine (née Giese), their two children (aged one to three) and one maid.[6] The younger of the two daughters Anna would later marry the painter Carsten Henrichsen. Johan Gudmann (1786-1858), a merchant trading on Iceland, resided on the first floor with his wife Anna Cathrine (née Hyll), their four children (aged five to 17), his mother Ane Marie Gudmann and two maids.[7] Jens Christian Lund, a merchant, resided on the first floor of the side wing with his wife Cathrine Elisabeth Ladensach and the lodger Fritz Welleius.[8] Joachim Topp, a senior clerk (fuldmægtig) at Frederiksfeld Glassworks, resided on the second floor with his wife Elisabeth (née Nannestad), their four children (aged two to eight), his own sister s Nicoline and Caroline Topp, his wife's relative Lars Nannestad (customs officer) and three maids.[9] Christian Wilhelm Lund, the proprietor of the tavern in the basement, resided in the associated dwelling with his wife Ane Marie født Sørensen, their 17-year-old daughter, one maid and one lodger.[10] Peter Christian Svane, a skipper, resided in the right-hand side of the basement with his wife Ane Dorthea (née Køhler) and their six children (aged one to 18).[11]

The property was home to 39 residents in six households in 1840. William Eiler Fiedler, a merchant, resided on the ground floor with his wife Dorothea Fiedler, their 14-year-old son William Timotheus Fiedler (1826-), the wife's sisters Sophie and Kirstine Petersen, a lodger and two maids.[12] Johan Daniel Jacobsen, a skipper, resided on the first floor of the side wing with his wife Marthe Jacobsen.[13] Johan Gudmann was still residing with his family on the second floor.[14] Joachim Topp was now also living with his family on the second floor.[15] Christian Wilhelm Lund was still managing the tavern in the basement.[16] Jürgen Schou, a workman, resided in the other half of the basement with his wife Karen Schou and their three children (aged nine to 13).[17]

N. Wenneke's wine and tobacco store, c. 1895

The property was home to eight households in 1850. William E. Fiedler was still residing in the ground floor apartment to the, sister-in-law and two maids.[18] Elisabeth Topp, who had now become a widow, resided in the ground floor apartment to the left with hfive of her children.[19] Annette Løwenskiold (1811-1890), wife of Carl Eggert Georg Løvenskiold (1806-1884) and the owner of Vrejlev Priory, resided on the first floor with her four children (aged nine to 14), two young unmarried women, one male servant and two maids.[20] Johan Gudmann and huis family was still residing in the second floor apartment.[21] Wilhelm Mathæus Moltke (1791-1864), a count, resided on the third floor with his wife Thusnelda Moltke (née von Reden, 1814-).[22] Christine Louise Krøyer, widow of a justitsråd, was also residing on the third floor with her 14-year-old daughter Caroline Johanne Krøyer and one maid.[23] Jens Jeppesen Olsen, the proprietor of the tavern in the basement, resided in the associated dwelling with his wife Emilie Holm and two maids.[24]

The military officer Christian de Meza (1792–1865) was a resident of the building from 1851 to 1856. The composer Niels W. Gade lived in the building from 1855 to 1857. His next home was a residence in the new Royal Danish Music Academy's building at Vester Voldgade 11. The painter Anna Petersen (1845-1910) lived on the third floor in the early 1890s. The art historian Troels Troels-Lund (1840–1921) occupied the apartment on the first floor from 1886. He published Dagligliv i Norden from 1879 and was in 1896 appointed as royal ordenshistoriograf. He lived in the apartment until his death in 1921.[1]

Troels Lund's living room, 1906.

Troels lund resided in one of the apartments in the 1900s.