Dyrkøb 7
Dyrløb 7 is a Neoclassical property situated on the street Dyrkøb, opposite the Church of Our Lady, in the Old Town of Copenhagen, Denmark. The building was listed in the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1945. Notable former residents include the painter Malthe Engelsted.
History
Site history, 1689–1870
The property was listed in 1689 as No. 247 in Klædebo Quarter owned by one Jacob Jacobsen. In the new cadastre of 1756, it was listed as No. 252. It was at that time owned by the chief grave digger at the Church of Our Lady, Mads Poller. Most of what is now Dyrkøb was at this point still the site of the Church of Our Lady's churchyard.In the new cadastre of 1806, the property was listed as No. 249. It was owned at that time by captain Ole Jensen. Together with the Church of Our Lady, the property was destroyed in the British bombardment in 1807. When the church was rebuilt to a new design by Christian Frederik Hansen, the churchyard was not restored.
Current building, 1870present
The current building on the site was constructed in 1870 for high court attorney Ludvig Peter Christian Engberg. He was married to Karen Albertine Hansen. Their son Ludvig Albert Engberg would also become a lawyer. His elder half-sister Laura Dorthea Kirstine Find Engberg was married to the high court attorney Andreas Nicolaj Hallager. The building was damaged by fire in 1885. Engberg died in 1890.The painter Malthe Engelsted was a resident of the building from November 1891 to May 1896.