Snaregade 12–14

Snaregade 12–14 are two adjoining late 18th-century buildings located close to Gammel Strand in the Old Town of Copenhagen, Denmark. The akvavit manufacturer A. Brøndum & Søn was from 1840 based at the site. After its acquisision by De Danske Spritfabrikker in 1894, it was continued as a distillery until 1917 and then used by the new owner as a bottling facility and sales office into at least the 1950s. Snaregade 12{{ndash]}}14 and a former warehouse at Knabrostræde 23 were jointly listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1945. The complex is now owned by Jeudan and used as office space.

Snaregade 10
General information
LocationCopenhagen
CountryDenmark
Coordinates55°40′37.2″N 12°34′34.79″E
Completed1790s

History

Early history

Snaregade No. 12 was built in 1796-97 for Moses Bendix I. Davidsen. No. 14 was built in 1795-98 for grocer (hørkræmmer) Andreas Christen Lund. Both buildings were constructed by master builder Michael Bälckow. The warehouse at Knabrostræde 23 was built in 1810-13 for brewer H. Nissen.[1]

The clergy and writer A. G. Rudelbach (1792-1862) was in 1823 among the residents at No. 14.[2] The lawyer and politician Otto Liebe (1820-1900) resided at No. 14 from 1843 to 1849. The architect N.S. Nebelong (1806-1871) was among the residents in 1852-53. At the time of the 1860 census, No. 12 washome to a total of 20 people. Ane Christine Dauter operated a bording home on one of the floors. The other residents included a master wheelwright, a smith and a colonel with their respective families.[3]

A. Brøndum & Søn

Anton Brøndum (1806-869) started a distillery at the site in 1840.[4] He was the son of the prominent distiller Christen Brøndum and had for the past ten years been the proprietor of the father's old distillery in Pilestræde. Brøndum's distillery expanded to the building next door and would continue to expand into several other properties over the following years. In 1853, he also constructed the large residential property at Fredericiagade 36 in the other end of the city.[5] In 1858, he took his son Alfred G. Brøndum (1840-1893) as a partner to become A. Brøndum & Søn.[4]

A. Brøndum & Søn was by Alfred Brøndum's widow Emma (née Lorentzen) one year after her husband's death sold to De Danske Spritfabrikker.[4] In 1902, Kompagnistræde was demolished to make way for a new building on the other side of the block. The complex was decomissioned as a distillery in 1917 but remained in use as a bottling facility[6] and sales office at least into the 1950s.

Later history

The complex was later acquired by Atlas Ejendommem later renamed Landic Property Denmark A/S, In October 2009, Jeudan acquired Landic Property Denmark's portfolio of 32 properties, including Snaregade 12-15, for DKK 2 billion.[7]

Architecture

Snaregade 12 consists of three storeys over a raised cellar. The building has rusticated finishing on the ground storey, blind ballustrades under the windows oof the first storey and a decorative relief frieze under the three central windows of the second storey.

  • Snaregade 14
  • Knabrostræde 23
  • Kompagnistræde 13

Today

Snaregade 12{{ndash]]14. Knabrostræde 19, Knabrostræde 23 and Kompagnistræde 13{{ndash]]15 are owned by Jeudan. The tenants include Zendesk (Snaregade 12) and Norm Architects (Snaregade 14).

References
  1. "Københavnske Jævnførelsesregistre 1689-2008". Selskabet for Københavns Historie (in Danish). Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  2. "Snaregade 12-16 / Kompagnistræde 13-15a-b / Knabrostræde 23". indenforvoldene.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  3. "Folketællinger - 1850 - Snaregade No. 12". danishfamilysearch.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  4. "A. BRØNDUM & SØN". coneliand.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  5. "Fredericiagade 36". indenforvoldene.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  6. "Perioden 1760-1943". Whiskyhuset (in Danish). Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  7. "Jeudan køber 31 ejendomme for DKK 2 mia". Jeudan (in Danish). Retrieved 26 January 2021.
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