Schottmann House
The Schottmann House Danish: is a historic property located at Strandgade 10 in the Christianshavn neighbourhood of Copenhagen, Denmark.
History
17th and 18th century
The site was part of a large property at present-day No. 8–14. Jacob Madsen, Christianshavn's mayor from 1641 to 1653, lived at No. 10. The property was listed as No. 13 in Copenhagen's first cadastre of 1689 and was at that time owned by Frederik Møller. It was later divided into a number of smaller properties. The property now known as Strandgade 10 was listed as No. 29 in the new cadastre of 1756. It was at that time owned by blacksmith Christen Rasmussen,Schottmann family
The property was later adapted by master builder Johan Bernhardt Schottmann. Originally from Saxony, he had settled as a mason in Copenhagen in 1763. His later works included a new warehouse for Danish Asiatic Company further down Strandgade and Søkvæsthuset's Bådsmandsgade Wing.The property was home to 33 residents in five households at the time of the 1787 census. Anna Chathrine Schottmann resided in the building with her five children, her sister Sophie Amalia Arenkilde, a clerk a coachman and a maid. Johan Friedrich Høske, a merchant, resided in the building with his wife Cathrine, an apprentice and a maid. Sidselle Margrethe Dahl, a widow with a pension, resided in the building with her 21-year-old son Rasmus Dahl and the 20-year-old lodger William Sperice. Peter Hansteen, a senior clerk, resided in the building with his wife Marie Elisabeth, their nine-year-old daughter, a 21-year-old daughter from the wife's first marriage, a 52-year-old widow lodger and a maid. Ole Bensen, a workman resided in the building with his wife Ellen, their one-year-old son and seven lodgers.
The property was home to 29 residents in six households at the 1801 census. Ane Cathrine Schottmann resided in the building with three of her children, one male servant and one maid. Johan Christopher Schottmann. jer son and now himself a master mason, resided in another apartment with his wife Sophie Amalie Schottmann, their three children and one maid. Peter Friderich Becker, a merchant, resided in the building with his wife Cathrine Becker, a governess and two maids. Hans Peter Svensen, a skipper, resided in the building with his wife Cathrine Nicoline Svensen, their two sons and one maid. Johan Bernhart Ravn, a cooper, resided in the building with his wife Ane Sophie Ravn, their two-year-old daughter, a maid, a cooper and a ship carpenter. Hans Jørgen Brosgaard, a 45-year-old helmsman, was the last tenant in the building. In 1807, he served as 1st helmsman on onboard Hans Peter Jofoed's slave ship General Muhlenfels on a voyage to the Danish West Indies.
The property was listed as No. 53 in the new cadastre of 1806. It was at that time owned by Anne Cathrine Schottmann.
19th century
The writer Johan Jørgensen Jomtou was a resident of the building in 183839.At the time of the 1840 census, No. 53 was home to 65 residents 11 households. Charel Andersenm a wall polisher, resided on the ground floor with his wife Metea Marie Andersenm their two sons, a maid and kidger Nicolai Erik Stabel. Jens Brus, a master painter, resided on the first floor with his wife Elise Marie Brus, their two children, two apprentices and a maid. Johan Christian Gerhardt, a grocer, resided on the first floor with his wife Marie Gerhardt, their four children, a grocer, a caretaker and a maid. Anton Charel Luplau, a cantor and bell-ringer at Grederich's Church, resided on the third floor with his wife Claudine Luplau and their five children. Anne Kirstine Møller, a widow barkeeper, resided in the basement with her two children. Anne Seselie Sonberg, another widow, employed with cleaning and laundry, resided on the first floor of the side wing with her 26-year-old daughter. Anton Alixsander Kolding, a ship carpenter, resided on the second floor of the side wing with his wife Ellen Olsen Kolding and their two children. Chatrine Johansen, a widow seemstress, resided on the third floor of the side wing. Johan Frederich Abel, a master nail smith, resided on the first floor of the rear wing with his wife Anne Marie Werner, their six children, his mother-in-law Anne Marie Werner, two smiths and three apprentices. Hans Jørgensen, a coachman, resided on the second floor of the rear wing with his wife Johanne Marie Jørgensen and his six children. Johan Ludvig Liehtenstein, a watchman, resided on the second floor of the rear wing.
The property was home to a total of 51 residents at the 1860 census. Carl Adolph Lybecker, a bookkeeper, resided on the ground floor with his wife Kirstine Marie Lybecker, their five children, his mother Cathirine Marie Lybecker and one maid. Jens Bruis, a master painter, resided on the first floor with his wife Sophie Bruis and one maid. Carl Ludvig Richter, a merchant, resided on the second floor with his wife
Henriette Louise Nathalie, their two children. Severin Møller, a turner, resided on the ground floor of the rear wing with his wife Ottomine Møller and their four children. Richard Bosen, a blacksmith, resided on the first floor of the rear wing with his wife Louise Nicoline Jensine Bosen, a maid and two apprentices. Niels Gothardt. a former painter, resided on the second floor of the rear wing with his wife Karen Gothardt and their 33-year-old son. Anna Krogh, a widow, resided on the third floor of the rear wing with her 24-year-old daughter Laura Alvilda Krogh and three lodgers. Jens Riis, a ship's cook, resided in the basement with his wife Engeborg Riis, their two children and one maid.