Ny Kongensgade 5

Ny Kongensgade 5 is an 18th-century property located in the small Frederiksholm Neighborhood of central Copenhagen, Denmark. The building shares a small courtyard with Ny Kongensgade 7. It was listed in the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1950.

Ny Kongensgade 5
General information
LocationCopenhagen
CountryDenmark
Coordinates55°40′25.75″N 12°34′36.44″E
Completed18th century

History
Ny Kongensgade 5 photographed by Johannes Hauerslev, 1905

The Frederiksholm quarter was created on reclaimed land in the 1660s. Ny Kongensgade 5 was built as a distiller's house before 1732. The area escaped the devastating Copenhagen Fire of 1728 and the building may therefore predate this year. The owners operated a distillery in the courtyard. In 1751, it was owned by a distiller named Christen Nielsen.[1] A tavern was for many years operated in the ground floor. It was in the 1900s operated by a Mr. Wilhelm Gansen under the name Kronen )The Crowwn)[2]

The building was subject to comprehensive restoration work in 1999.

Architecture

The building is a typical example of the buildings that dominated many smaller streets in Copenhagen in the 18th century. It consists of two storeys over a cellar and is finished by a Mansard roof with a three-bay wall dormer. It was heightened with one storey in the 1740s. A three-storey, half-timbered side wing from 1751 extends from the rear side of the building.[3]

Today

The building contains one condominium on each of the three floors.

References
  1. "Ny Kongensgade 5" (in Danish). indenforvoldene.dk. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  2. "Ny Kongensgade 5" (in Danish). kbhbilleder.dk. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  3. "Sag: Ny Kongensgade 5" (in Danish). Kulturstyrelsen. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
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