Knabrostræde 21
Knabrostræde 21 is a Neoclassical property in the Old Town of Copenhagen, Denmark. The building is one of the many residential buildings constructed by the industrious master builder Johan Martin Quist in the years after the Copenhagen Fire of 1795. It was listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1945 and unlisted in 2019.
History
18th century
The property was in Copenhagen's first cadastre of 1689 listed as No. 79. It was at that time owned by tailor Lars Eriksen. It was listed as No. 73 and was then owned by the widow of Arent Johansen Krej.The property was destroyed in the Copenhagen Fire of 1795, together with most of the other buildings in the area. The fire sites No. 73 and the adjacent corner property at No. 49 were after the fire acquired by the master builder Johan Martin Quist. A small section of No. 40 was in this connection transferred to the old No. 73. The current building on the site was constructed by Quist in 1797–98.
19th century
No. 49B is for some reason missing in the census records from 1801. The property was listed as No. 113 in the new cadastre of 1806. It was at that time owned by a regiment quarter master named Møller.At the time of the 1840 census, No. 113 was home to a total of 31 people. They included royal customs officer Jacob Lorentz Prom, master shoemaker Ludvig Christian Prom, book printer Marie Irgens, coachman Niels Christian Grækersen and worker Peter Jensen Osberg with their respective households. With the introduction of house numbering in Copenhagen, in 1859, Snaren's Quarter No. 113 became Knabrostræde 21.