Nyhavn 47
Nyhavn 47 is an 18th-century property situated at the corner of Nyhavn and Toldbodgade in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It owes its current appearance to a renovation undertaken by Julius Andreas Blom in 184245. It was listed in the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1932. Notable former residents include the merchant and shipowner Peter Christian Knudtzon.
History
Early history
The site was in the late 17th century part of a much larger property. The large property was listed as No. 28 in St. Ann's East Quarter in Copenhagen's first cadastre of 1689 and was at that time owned by tanner Villum Lydersen. It was later divided into four smaller properties. The present building on the site was probably constructed in 1737-38 for skipper Ole Pedersen. The property was listed as No. 24 in the new cadastre of 1756 and was then still owned by sailmaker Ole Pedersen.Hans Peter Sandgaard
The property was later acquired by sailmaker Hans Peter Sandgaard. His property was home to three households at the 1787 census. The owner resided in the building with his wife Ellen Maria, his sister Maria Margrethe Scheekel, six apprentices and one maid. Christian Samuel Heisse, an office clerk working for Erich Erichsen, resided in another apartment with his wife Karen Maria Holms Datter, their one-year-old son Carl Johan Heisse, his mother-in-law Sara Marttha Holm and one maid. Carsten Hansen, a beer seller, resided in the third apartment with his wife Maren Odels Datter and three lodgers.The number of residents had increased to 22 at the time of the 1801 census. Sandgaard resided in the building with his wife, three apprentices and one maid. Frodenus Christian Jørgensen, a broker, resided in another apartment with his wife Dorothea Elisabeth Buntzen, their three children and two maids. Poul Poulsen, a beer seller, resided in the building with his wife Anne Margrethe Bledel, their 17-year-old daughter Mette Margrethe Poulsen, one maid and five lodgers.
The property was again listed as No. 24 in the new cadastre of 1806. It was at that time still owned by Sandgaard.
Rasmus Andreas Holm
The property was later acquired by master sailmaker Rasmus Andreas Holm, son of sailmaker Peter Holm. His father had been the owner of the adjacent property at No. 23. On 10 January 1820, Rasmus Andreas Holm had married Christiane Mammen, a foster daughter of his uncle Jacob Holm.At the time of the next census, in 1834, Holm's property was home to 25 residents in five households. Rasmus and Christiane Holm resided on the ground floor with their two children, three apprentices and two maids. Carl Friderichsen, a helmsman, resided on the first floor with his wife Præbene, their two children and one maid. Madsine Sophie Holm, Rasmus Holm's mother, resided on the second floor with her son Hendrich Peter Holm. Rasmus Bang, a sailmaker employed by Holm, was also resident on the second floor with his wife Christiane Christensen and their three children. Peter Nicolajsen Skjerbeck, a barkeeper, resided in the basement with his wife Juliana Marie Kock, their 12-year-old son and one maid.
At the time of the 1840 census, Holm's property was home to 24 residents in four households. Holm's household comprised his wife, their now four children, four apprentices and two maids. Peter Gottschalck, a clerk at Prince Ferdinand's court. resided on the first floor with his wife Nicoline Zimmer and one maid. Madsine Holm was still residing on the second floor. She now lived there with her cousin Birgitte Haagensen. Johan Caspersen. a sailor, resided in the basement with his wife Sophie Jensen, their two-year-old son, a six-year-old boy in their care, one maid and two lodgers.
18431900
In 184245, Julius Andreas Blom was responsible for a comprehensive renovation of the building. Blom was the son of master mason Thomas Blom.The building was home to 18 residents in three households at the time of the 1845 census. Anders Hansen Brandt, a grocer and principal, resided in the building with his wife Bertha Margrethe Brandt, their five children, three male servants and one maid. Thønnes Petersen Dahl, a ship captain, resided in the building with his wife Johanne Caroline Dahl, their 11-year-old foster daughter and one maid. Madsine Holm was still resident on the second floor with her son Peter Holm and one maid.
Peter Christian Knudtzon
In the mid-1840s the property was acquired by the businessman Peter Christian Knudtzon. In 1843 his bankruptcy had forced him to sell his old property at Nyhavn 31 but capital from his brothers in Norway enabled him to make a quick comeback. He constructed a new building on the site. He was married to Ludinda Gotschalk, a daughter of the businessman Friedrich Gotschal. At the time of the 1850 census, Knudtzon and his wife lived in the building with their five children, one male servant and four maids.In 1859, Knutzon purchased the property at Amaliegade 14. According to his son's memoirs, the family had already moved in 1856.
The property at the corner of Nyhavn and Toldbodgade was later owned by furrier H.F. Brinckmann. In 1985, he filled out the gap between Nyhavn 47 and Nyhavn 45 with a recessed side wing.