Laksegade 26

Laksegade 26 is a Neoclassical property situated at the corner of Laksegade and Nikolajgade in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It was listed in the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1939. A plaque on the facade towards Laksegade commemorates that the architect Theophilus Hansen was born in the building.

Laksegade 26
General information
Architectural styleNeoclassical
LocationCopenhagen
CountryDenmark
Coordinates55°40′39.72″N 12°34′58.08″E
Completed1798

History
No. 293 and No. 294 seen on a detail from Christian Gedde's map of the East Quarter, 1757.

In 1689, the site was made up of two properties owned by captain Johan Siverts (No. 250) and captain Johan Behn (No. 251). In 1756, No. 250 was listed as No. 293 and owned by Rentekammer courier Hans Jespersen while the old No. 251, listed as No. 294, was owned by Johan Bram Sommerfeldt.[1]

Together with the rest of the neighborhood, the buildings were destroyed in the Copenhagen Fire of 1795. The two lots were subsequently merged into a single property by ship captain Johan Hansen Tofte (1743–1803). The current building was constructed for him in 1797–1798. His widow Anna Chatrine Matthiasdatter (20 May 1759 – 7 November 1821) kept the property after her husband's death.[2] It was listed as No. 194 in the new cadastre of 1806 and was still owned by her.[1]

Architect Theophilus Hansen (1813–1891) was born in the building.[3] His elder brother, Christian Hansen, who also became an architect, was then ten years old. Their parents were Rasmus Hansen (Braathen) from Norway (1774–1824) and Sophie Elisabeth Jensen, couriers for Kjøbenhavns Brandforsikring (Copenhagen Fire Insurance).[4]

With the introduction of house numbering by street in Copenhagen in 1859 (as opposed to the cadastral numbers by quarter), No. 194 became Laksegade 26 and Nikolajgade 24.

Architecture
Commemorative plaque

The building is constructed in brick on a granite foundation with four storeys over a walk-out-basement. It is plastered and painted white. The facade towards Laksegade is seven bays long and the one towards Nikolajgade is six bays long. The chamfered corner bay was dictated for all corner buildings by Jørgen Henrich Rawert's and Peter Meyn's guidelines for the rebuilding of the city after the fire so that the fire department's long ladder companies could navigate the streets more easily. The facade is finished by a cornice band above the ground floor and a cornice under the roof. The corner window on the first floor is topped by a curved pediment supported by corbels. The slightly inset main entrance, in Laksegade, third bay from the right, is raised four steps from street level and is topped by a transom window. A basement entrance in the second bay from the left towards Laksegade is topped by a hood mould consisting of a sandstone plate supported by corbels. A second basement entrance is located in the chamfered corner bay. The pitched roof is clad in red tiles. It features two dormer windows towards Laksegade and three towards Nikolajgade.[5]

A plaque above the basement entrance in Laksegade commemorates that Theophil Hansen was born in the building. It was installed in 1963 at the initiative of Danske Arkitekters Landsforbund.[3]

Today

The building is owned by E/F Laksegade 26.

References
  1. "Københavnske Jævnførelsesregistre 1689-2008". Selskabet for Københavns Historie (in Danish). Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  2. "Johan Hansen Tofte". damenge.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  3. "Laksegade 26". indenforvoldene.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  4. "Theophilus Hansen". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  5. "Sag: Laksegade 26 og Nikolajgade 24". Kulturstyrelsen.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 17 March 2021.
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