Overgaden Neden Vandet 33


Overgaden Neden Vandet 33 is a residential property in the Christianshavn neighborhood of central Copenhagen, Denmark. It is one of three properties along with Christianshavn Canal that were built by anchor smith Hans Caspersen and are now known as the Hans Caspersen House, the other being Overgaden Oven Vandet 50 and Overgaden Neden Vandet 33. The building at Sankt Annæ Gade 4 is also associated with Caspersen. The building was listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1918.

History

The brewery

Until 1688, the property was owned by brewer Jens Bjørnsen, later being bought by Berndt Jensen who owned it from 1717-1738. In a fire insurance policy from 1838, it is described as a two-storey half-timbered building, 10 bays wide towards the street and with gate and wall dormer. A 10-bay, two storey half-timbered side wing, with shed roof extended from the rear side of the building. The two buildings were connected by a 1.9 m wide, half-timbered staircase building. A free-standing, 8-bay, two-storey outbuilding with a shed roof and a water pump were also located in the courtyard.
Court baker Jochum Lentz and his wife Marie Sophie Jensdatter acquired the property in 1738. After Lentz' death in 1740, the property was sold to Christen Larsen Døstrup, a brewer and distiller, who shortly thereafter sold it to the Copenhagen Brewers' Guild.

Terchel Hansen Leye's house and workshop

The property was acquired by master cooper Terchel Hansen Leye in 1745. He undertook a comprehensive renovation of the complex. In a fire insurance policy from 1747, it is described as a 7-bay, two storey brick building with wall dormer. The roof was clad with glazed tiles and topped by a gilded Weather vane. The facade was decorated with stone portals around the gate and polasters topped by sandstone capitals.

Hans Caspersen

The property was in 1782 acquired by anchor smith Hans Caspersen. He heightened the building with three floors in 1782-83.

Later history

In 1797, Caspersen sold the property to master ship builder Jørgen Hansen Koch and his wife Anne Cathrine Volkersen. Their son was the later architect and court master builder Jørgen Hansen Koch.
The actor Mikael Wiehe was a resident in the building in 1843-1844 and the actor Emil Poulsen in 1869-71. The actor Olaf Poulsen lived on the third floor in 1869-71.

Architecture

The building is seven bays wide. The facade is decorated with pilasters. The gate is topped by a fanlight and the keystone features a relief of a seashell.

List of owners