Verrayon House


The Verrayon House is a Neoclassical, bourgoise townhouse located at Lille Strandstræde 6 in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It was listed by the Danish Heritage Agency in the Danish national registry of protected buildings in 1943.

History

The house was built in 1769 for the French diplomat Honoré Antoine Mossois de Verrayon. It is believed that the architect was Nicolas-Henri Jardin.
The writer Tyge Rothe, who introduced a Danish audience to many of the ideas of the Age of Enlightenment, lived in the building from 1776 to 1783. He had recently returned to Copenhagen after serving a few years as prefect in Segeberg in Schleswig-Holstein. He had previously had a career in the central administration but fell out of favour at the court with Struense's fall in 1772. He also owned the estate Tybjerggård at Næstved.
The building was listed by the Danish Heritage Agency in the Danish national registry of protected buildings in 1943. It went through a major refurbishment in the early 1990s.

Architecture

The building is four bays wide and consists of three storeys, Mansard roof and cellar. The windows are placed in slightly recessed sections. Decorative elements include emi-circular blind arches are found above the windows of the bel étage. Corbels support the main cornice. Some details are remniscient of the Yellow Mansion in Amaliegade.
A three-storey, half-timbered rear sing dates from before 1732 and probably around 1700. The complex also comprises a warehouse extension from about 1805.

Today

A restaurant is located in the ground floor. The rest of the building contains apartments.