Nyhavn 35

Nyhavn 35 is a historic townhouse overlooking the Nyhavn Canal in central Copenhagen, Denmark. The building was listed in the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1945. Notable former residents include the businessman Jørgen Thomsen Bech and the composer Andreas Peter Berggreen.

Nyhavn 35
The house seen from the other side of the canal
General information
LocationCopenhagen, Denmark
Coordinates55°40′48.64″N 12°35′25.53″E
Completedc. 1700

History

17th and 18th centuries

No. 18 seen on a detail from Christian Gedde's map of St. Ann's East Quarter, 1757.

The property was listed in Copenhagen's first cadastre of 1689 as No. 13 in St. Ann's East Quarter and belonged to the widow of Niels Christensen Roskilde at that time. A two-storey building was constructed in around 1700. The building was known as "The Sun" (Solen) due to a red -painted relief of a sun above the main entrance.

The property was again listed as No. 18 in the new cadastre of 1756 and belonged to skibsmåler Peder Nielsen at that time.[1]

Bech and Holbech

The property was later let out to tea and porcelain merchant Jørgen Bech. Ge lived in the building with his first wife. Their daughter Ane Marie was born in 1757. Their second daughter Marie Helene was born in 1758 but died just four months old in February 1769. On 11 June 1759, Holbech purchased the house from Nicolai Jonge for 3m999 rigsdaler. In August 1767, he lost his wife. The daughter was later married to the wholesale merchant Jens Jolbech (1748-1814).

Jørgen Bec's business grew steadily. He therefore ended up moving to a larger property around the corner at Toldbodgade 15. His old house was taken over by daughter and son-in-law. It was heightened with one story in 1785. Jens and Ane Marie Holbech resided in the building with their two children (aged two and four) at the 1787 census. The other members of the households were 24-year-oldAnna Licht, two employees in the porcelain business (one of them an apprentice) and two maids.[2]

Nyhavn 35 in the 1900s

By 1801m Jens Holbeck had become a widower. He was now residing in the building with his three children (aged 13 to 18), two employees in his wholesale business, a housekeeper and a maid.[3]

The property was again listed as No. 18 in the new cadastre of 1806. It was by then still owned by Holbeck.

1834 census

At the time of the 1834 census, No 18 was home to three households. Andreas Peter Berggreen, a music teacher and composer, resided on the second floor with his wife Dorothea Frederikke Berggreen (née Wettergreen), their two children (aged one and five) and one maid.[4] Erik Rasmus Peter Eskildsen and Peter Duus resided on the first floor. Eskildsen worked the Danish Admiralty with title of krigsassessor. Duus lived from his means.[5] Axel Christian Black and Frederikke Margarethe Hedevig Black (née Søegaard), a skipper and a tea and porcelain merchant, respectively, resided on the ground floor with their three children (aged 14 to 18) and a maid.[6]

The composer and musician Andreas Peter Berggreen lived in the building in the mid-1830s. The building was again heightened with one storey in 1855. Moritz Levy (1824-1892), who would later become manager of the Bank of Denmark, lived in the building in 1853.[7]

Architecture

The building is four stories tall and five bays wide.


Today

The building is one of few buildings on the sunny side of Nyhavn that does not have a restaurant of café at street level.

References

  1. "Nyhavns huse, knejper og nogle af beboerne". rejsefortaelling.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  2. "Folketælling - 1787 - Jens Holbeck". Danishfamilysearch.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  3. "Folketælling - 1801 - Jens Holbeck". Danishfamilysearch.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  4. "Folketælling - 1834 - Andreas Peter Berggreen". Danishfamilysearch.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  5. "Folketælling - 1834 - Erik Rasmus Peter Eskildsen". Danishfamilysearch.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  6. "Folketælling - 1834 - Axel Christian Black". Danishfamilysearch.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  7. "Nyhavns huse, knejper og nogle af beboerne". indenforvoldene.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 23 January 2018.
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