Amaliegade 11 is a former 18th century town house in the Frederiksstaden neighborhood of central Copenhagen, Denmark. The house was originally constructed in the mid-1750s with a facade design by Niels Eigtved in accordance with his overall guidelines for buildings in the new district. In the 1870s, it was acquired by silversmith Vilhelm Christesen and heightened to four storeys. On its rear is a succession of three free-standing secondary buildings separated by small courtyards. The building fronting the street and the two first rear wings, both of which are half-timbered, were listed in the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1978. Other notable former residents include two later admirals and a foreign minister.
History
18th century
When Frederiksstaden was founded in 1750, it was initially envisioned as a district for the nobility and the city's most wealthy merchants. It soon proved difficult to sell the lots and some of them were therefore sold to well-to-do craftsmen. Jan Jansen, a cooper, purchased a long narrow lot at the site. He started out by constructing two half-timbered secondary buildings on the central part of his new property in 1753. In 185455, they were followed by a more elegant building vfronting the street. The facade was like many of the other houses from the same years in the street designed by the architect Nicolai Eigtved. Eigtved had also created the masterplan for the new district. On the rear of Jensen's property was a small garden.
In the new cadastre of 1756, the property was listed as No. 71 X. on Christian Gede's district map of St. Ann's East Quarter from 1757, it is marked as No. 312.
The property was by 1787 owned by the 47-year-old widow Else Margrethe Jansen. She lived in one of the apartments with her four children (aged 11 to 17) and a female cook. Anne Sophie Klein, another widow, resided in another apartment with three unmarried daughters (aged 19 to 35). Hans Hansen Kaabesholt, a first mate (styrmand), resided in a third apartment with his wife Kirstine Marie, their one-year-old daughter and an eight-year-old daughter from the wife's first marriage. Peder Børre, a skipper, resided in the building with his Dorthe Sophie Qvist and a female cook. Else Margrethe, a 47-year-old widow, resided in the building with a female cook. Dorthe Cathrine Kock, a 47-year-old widow, resided in the building with her three children (aged 7 to 17) and a female cook. Schiubart, another widow, resided in the building with a female cook. Friderich Wium (1740-1799), a secretary (depechesekretær) in Generalitetet), resided in the building with his wife Johanne Elisabeth Reiersen, their two children (aged seven and nine), a maid and a female cook. The wife's brother was the wealthy businessman and landowner Niels Lunde Reiersen. Jens Bruun, the proprietor of a tavern in the basement, resided in the associated dwelling with his wife Maren Bruun, their six children (aged nine to 25) and a female cook.
Qleugel family
The property was at some point acquired by the naval officer Peter Johan Wleugel (17661835). In the new cadastre of 1806, his property was listed as St. Ann's Quarter, No. 154 om St. Ann's East Quarter. During the Battle of Copenhagen, in August 1807, he served as commander of the brig Mercurius which was stationed at Kalbebod Beach. He reached the rank of counter admiral in 1833.
Wleugel's daughter Nicoline Christine Wleugel married the naval officer ( 1800-1880). They lived in the building in the early 1830s. Their daughter MICHELSEN, Mathilde Pouline Nicoline (1831-1864) was at least born in the building on 28 October 1831.
1749s
Holger Christian Reedtz (1800-1857), who then served as secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs, resided in the building from 1832 to 1835.
No. 154 was at the time of the 1840 census home to a total of 66 people. The Actress at the Royal Danish Theatre Nathalia Ryge was in 1840 in the ground floor apartment.
Carl Edouard van Dockum (1804-1893), a naval officer, was among the residents in 184546. He had just returned to Copenhagen after serving as commander of the brig Najaden on a voyage to New York City and moved when he was appointed as head of the Naval Cadet Academy.