Cort Adeler House


The Cort Adeler House is a historic property located at Strandgade 22 in the Christianshavn neighbourhood of Copenhagen, Denmark. It takes its name after Admiral Cort Adeler who lived there for the last seven years of his life in the 17th century.

History

The house was built in about 1630 for count Jens Sparre. It was later adapted for Admiral Cort Adeler who acquired it in 1768 and lived there until his death in 1775.
Thomas Potter, founder of Denmark's first iron foundry, lived in the building from 1797 until 1807. He had previously lived in the Potter House overlooking Christianshavn Canal.
The priest and philanthropist Carl Johan Visby was a resident in the building from 1831 until 1844. The military officer N. C. Lunding had his home in the building from 1735 until 1842. He would later command the Danish troops in Fredericia in the war against Germany in 1848. The zoologist H. N. Krøyer lived in the building in 1840-1842.

Architecture

The house was originally a two-storey building. It was extended with an extra floor in 1770 by the merchant Søren Lyche who then owned it. The Mansard roof dates from an adaption in 1927.
The building at No. 24 was until 1743 part of the property. The houses were then both two stories high and six bays long.
The side wing dates from the 17th century and was probably built at the same time as the building facing the street. It was originally two stories high but adapted in 1943. A rear wing attached to the side wing is from 1933. It is five bays wide, four floors tall and has a Mansard roof.
On the wall in the courtyard is a white marble plaque with an inscription in gilded lettering stating that Cort Adeler lived in the building 1768-1775.