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The Frogner manor ( Norwegian Frogner Hovedgård ) is a manor in Oslo , which is located in the district of Frogner named after the manor . It is one of the oldest and largest courtyards in Oslo and belonged to wealthy families like Anker and Wegner in the 18th and 19th centuries . Frognerpark , which is one of the most famous parks in Norway , belongs to the estate .
history
The original Frogner estate consisted of a two-story wooden house that is more than 300 years old. It was run by farmers who were tenants there. In 1750 the engineer officer Hans Jacob von Scheel bought the farm. However, since this did not meet the lordly demands, he had half-timbered walls built with a masonry partition in front of the walls of the wooden house . This technique came from Scheel's homeland Denmark and was used there in the construction of mansions . In order to transform the Frogner manor into one, he added an annex to the west for a hall, which created the symmetry of the house. The entrance door was in the axis of symmetry. In order to continue to support the symmetry, he had another full-story room built in the middle of the attic, perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. This fulfilled the requirements of baroque architecture .
Far-reaching changes followed with the new owner, Bernt Anker , who resided on the estate from 1790. Anker was currently the richest citizen in the city and one of the richest in Norway. For him the Frogner estate was just a country estate; his permanent residence was the town house Paléet near Bjørvika . This house later became the royal residence, but it is no longer preserved today. The hall on the 1st floor was too small for Anker, so he added another annex to the east for a hall with a size of 122 m². In order to maintain the symmetry, the west wing received an extension of the same size. Both extensions were built using the same half-timbered construction that Scheel used. Nevertheless, Anker tried to imitate the look of a pure, brick-built house. The half-timbered structure in the direction of the courtyard was whitewashed with lime, the front sides completely plastered and in the north, in the direction of the park, faced with masonry. In addition, simulated ashlar stones were attached to the corners to give the impression of a brick house.
Around 1910 the municipality of Oslo became the owner and undertook major repairs, including renewing the plaster on the front sides. Mainly the half-timbering was romanticized and painted brown so that it stood out in color from the plastered wall surfaces. This contradicted the intention of Anker, who aimed for a classical facade.
Since 1909, on the initiative of Fritz Holland, the Oslo Bymuseum has been located at Hof Frogner.
literature
- Kjeld Magnussen: Gaarden Store Frogner . Ed .: Oslo Bymuseum. Oslo 1967 (Norwegian).
- Lars Roede: Nytt from gamle Frogner . In: Oslo Bymuseum (ed.): Byminner . No. 2 . Oslo 2007, p. 30–47 (Norwegian, online [PDF; accessed November 24, 2012]).
- Lars Roede: Frogner hovedgård. Bondegård, herskapsgård, byens gård . Ed .: Pax forlag. Oslo 2012 (Norwegian).
Web links
- Oslo Museum (Norwegian, English)
Coordinates: 59 ° 55 ′ 28 " N , 10 ° 42 ′ 11.1" E