Store Godthåb

Store Godthåb
The main building
General information
Location	Frederiksberg, Copenhagen
Country	Denmark
Coordinates	55°41′17″N 12°31′33″E / 55.6881°N 12.5257°ECoordinates: 55°41′17″N 12°31′33″E / 55.6881°N 12.5257°E
Completed	1770
Design and construction
Architect	Johan Christian Conradi (attribution)

Store Godthåb is a former late 18th century country house in the Frederiksberg district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located on Godthåbsvej (No 79), which is named after the property, just west of its intersection with Nordre Fasanvej.

History

The old barn

Store Godthåb is an example of the country houses which were built in the area after it had been auctioned off by the state in 1765. The house was built in 1770 for Henrich Wium, a manufacturer of face powder and starch. It is believed that Johan Christian Conradi. At that time, the estate covered large areas of land at that time, both north and south of present day Godthåbsvej. After the turn of the century, the land was gradually sold off in lots as the area along Godthåbsvej was built over, first with low sprawl of one to three storeys and towards the end of the century by higher apartment buildings.^[1]

The old barn

Buildings

The property consists of three buildings surrounding a courtyard. The main building consists of two storeys under a high half hipped tile roof. The two other buildings are a gardener's house from 1702 and a barn from about 1850. All three buildings and the courtyard were listed in 1954.^[2]

See also

• Bakkehuset

References

1. "Godthåbsvej" (in Danish). Frederiksberg Kommune. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
2. "Sag: Store Godthåb" (in Danish). Kulturstyrelsen. Retrieved 2012-10-04.

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