Frieboeshvile
Frieboeshvile | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Neoclassicism |
Town or city | Kongens Lyngby, Copenhagen |
Country | Denmark |
Coordinates | 55°46′35″N 12°29′45″E / 55.7765°N 12.4958°E |
Construction started | 1756 |
Completed | 1758 |
Client | August Günther |
Frieboeshvile (lit. 'Friboe's Resting Place') is a
The house now serves as a historic house museum showing how Copenhagen peers decorated their country homes in the late 18th century. It hosts a permanent and special exhibitions about local history as well as the local historic archives for Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality.
History
The house was built from 1756 to 1758 owned by August Günther, a chemist from Copenhagen, and was originally known as Vildnisset (en. The Wilderness). The architect is not known. In 1782 the property was acquired by the wealthy shipping agent
Frieboe had no legitimate children. His testament gave the house its current name and converted the estate into Denmark's smallest fideicommissum. The next resident was his sister's son, Lieutenant Colonel F. C. C. Funch. In 1919 the house came into ordinary ownership when the Lensafløsningsloven Act dissolved all Fideicommia. On the same occasion, the house was listed in 1919. The last member of the Funch family to live in the house was Agnete Bruhn, F.C.C. Funch's daughter. Her husband was Georg Bruhn who worked for Bank of Denmark.[1]
Frieboueshvile's stables, on the side wing, was converted in 1923 into a separate residence and rented out. In 1941, during the German
Following her husband's death, Agnete Bruhn sold the property to Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality in 1953 but continued to live there until 1968.[1]
Architecture
Built in the Baroque style, Frieboeshvile is constructed in brick with white dressing and details in sandstone. It consists of a single storey topped by a black-glazed mansard roof. The roof is not part of the original building but was added in 1977 when the house was restored. The original roof was clad in wooden roof shingles which in 1867 were replaced with slate shingles. The renovation also restored the Neoclassical interiors which date from Friboe's period of ownership. August Günther's initials are found above the main entrance as well as on the first floor.
Park
Apart from the burial site of General Frieboe and his family, the park also contains a few other features from his day. These include a grotto which originally afforded access to a now collapsed fruit cellar and an aviary converted into a pavilion.
Exhibitions
Frieboeshvile today serves as a
The house also contains a permanent exhibition from the Lyngby-Taarbæk and plays host to two special exhibitions a year on local historic subjects.
Local historic archive
The local historic archive for Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality is also based at the house. In the reading room it is possible to study old photographs, maps and historic documents from the area.
References
- ^ a b c d "Frieboeshvile - kommunens kulturhistoriske perle" (in Danish). Det Grønne Område. Retrieved 27 March 2016.