Ording House
The Ording House is a listed property fronting the small square Vandkunsten is the Old Town of Copenhagen, Denmark.
History
The building was constructed as a brewert in 1802–03 for Carl Henrik Ording.[1] Ording was originally a horse trader but had also owned had Bakkehuset in Valby from 1777 to 1784.[2] The navel officer C. W. Jessen (1764-1823) lived in the building in 1817-1819.[1] He had also constructed the inn Slotskroen at the corner of Vesterbrogade and Pile Allé in 1780-82.[3] He had purchased a piece of land in the area between Værnedamsvej, Frederiksberg Allé and Gammel Kongevej in 1783 and later sold it off in lots.[4]
The navel officer C. W. Jessen (1764-1823) lived in the building in 1817-1819.[1]
Architecture
The building stands in blank, red brick and consists of three stories over a high celler.The building has four bays on Vandkunsten, a canted corner bay and three bays on Gåsegade.[1] A gateways open to a courtyard that it shares with the rest of the block.
Memorial plaque
A memorial plaque and a relief of Frederick III on the corner commemorates the Swedish storm assault on Copenhagen on which took place 10 and 11 February 1659 at this site.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Vandkunsten 10". indenforvoldene.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "Kroen ved foden af Valby Bakke" (in Danish). Berlingske. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "Slotskroen". frederiksbergshistorie.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "Hauchsvejs placering i lokalområdet". hauchsvej.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 October 2017.