Ording House


The Ording House is a listed property fronting the small square Vandkunsten is the Old Town of Copenhagen, Denmark.

History

The building was constructed as a brewery in 1802-03 for Carl Henrik Ording. Ording was originally a horse trader but had also owned had Bakkehuset in Valby from 1777 to 1784. The navel officer C. W. Jessen lived in the building in 1817-1819. He had also constructed the inn Slotskroen at the corner of Vesterbrogade and Pile Allé in 1780-82. He had purchased a piece of land in the area between Værnedamsvej, Frederiksberg Allé and Gammel Kongevej in 1783 and later sold it off in lots.
The navel officer C. W. Jessen lived in the building in 1817-1819.

Architecture

The building stands in blank, red brick and consists of three stories over a high cellar. The building has four bays on Vandkunsten, a canted corner bay and three bays on Gåsegade. A gateways open to a courtyard that it shares with the rest of the block.

Memorial plaque

A memorial plaque and a relief of Frederick III on the corner commemorate the Swedish storm assault on Copenhagen which took place on 10-11 February 1659 at this site.
The same event is mommemorated by the names Stormgade and Stormbroen.