Usserød Textile Factory


Usserød Textile Factory is a listed, 19th-century industrial complex at Usserød Å in the Usserød district of Hørsholm, Denmark. It was from 1802 home to the Royal Military Textile Factory which remained in use until 1981. The buildings have now been renovated and are now used as a business park.

History

Architecture

The three-winged Late Neoclassical man building surrounds a central courtyard in a style remniscient of a Baroque-style manor house although it lacks its symmetry. The three wings date from 1803, 1860 and 1950 respectively. The central Spinnery Wing is decorated with a triangular pediment.
Two buildings are found to the north of the main building. One of them is from 1888 and used to serve as a combined machine and boilerhouse. It stands in blank, red brick walls with arched windows and a roof with Polonceau trues. The other one is from 1939 and was used for weawing and cutting of textiles. To the east of the main building stands the Dyeing Building from 1889. It is a yellow K-shaped brick building with cornice and licenes in grey cement. Ut has a barrelvaulted roof supported by cast iron pillars.
To the west of the main building stands two attached buildings. The building to the south of the main building, on the other side of Fabriksvej, is from 1865.

Today

A number of companies are now based in the buildings. The property also comprises 8.5 hectares of park and woodland that is open to the public.