Nyhavn 31

Nyhavn 31 is a listed property overlooking the Nyhavn canal in central Copenhagen, Denmark.

Nyhavn 31
Nyhavn 31 seen from the other side of the canal
General information
LocationCopenhagen. Denmark
CountryDenmark
Coordinates55°40′48.91″N 12°35′24.47″E
Construction started1753
Completed1817

History

The house was built for skipper Thomas Andersen between 1691 and 1714 and was then a two-storey building. The wealthy merchant Andreas Bodenhoff acquired the property in 1770 and lived there until his death in 1794. The next owner, Edvard Gram, a grocer, expanded the building with an extra floor in 1799.

The merchant Hans Puggaard and his wife Bolette, a painter, resided in the building in 1826 but moved to Nyhavn 42 the following year. They socialized with many of the leading artists of the day. Their daughter Maria, who was only three years old at the time, would later marry the politician Orla Lehmann . Søren Henrik Petersen (1788–1860), a printmaker, was for a while also among the residents. The company closed inj 1890.[1]

Hans Georg Worms wholesale company H.G. Worm & Co. was from its foundation in 1865 based on the second floor of the rear wing. In 1982, it launched a collaboration with Jönköping Tändstickfabrik. By 1875, H. C. Worm & Co. sold a total of 0.7 million match boxes, many of which were exported to North and South America.[2] Thorvald Giessing operated another wholesale company from the No. 31 in the years 1877–1918.[3] Christian Gelert's wholesale business was from 1888 to 1901 based in the building.[4]

The building was listed by the Danish Heritage Agency in the Danish national registry of protected buildings in 1945. It was restored by the architect Alfred Homann in 1981. The building has both housed the Royal Danish Theatre's administration while the building on Kongens Nytorv was refurbished and the Danish Library Agency. In 2010–11, CFP Groupe purchased the building and converted it into apartments.[5]

Architecture
Nyhavn 31 in the middle of the house row

The building is five bays wide. Two consecutive rear wings extend from the rear side of the building. The first is from circa 1800 while the one to the rear is from the first half of the 18th century.

Today

The building is now home to an Italian restaurant.

References
  1. "Nyhavn 31a-krfirma" (in Danish). indenforvoldene.dk. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  2. "Hans Georg Worm & Co". taendstikmuseum.dk. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  3. "Thorvald Giessing". taendstikmuseum.dk. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  4. "Christian Celert" (in Danish). taendstikmuseum.dk. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  5. "Husets historie - History". E/F Nyhavn 31E. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
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