List of architectural monuments in the Qeqqata communia

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The list of architectural monuments in Qeqqata Kommunia includes all protected buildings and areas in Qeqqata Kommunia in Greenland . For explanations see the List of Monuments in Greenland .

Sisimiut district

Sisimiut

Note: some listed buildings do not appear in the municipal map and can only be found on the National Museum page. There are other inconsistencies. Some of the buildings mentioned in De gule bynotater also do not appear in the municipal plan . It is unclear whether these are worth preserving. Unfortunately, the Qeqqata Kommunia has no marking of protected buildings in the municipal plan map.

Type No. description Construction year date image receipt
Monument protection B-17 The building designed by Peter Anton Cortsen previously served as the doctor's apartment and hospital and was later used as a school home. Today it serves, among other things, as a senior citizens' meeting place. 1907 1st February 1984 [1]
B-18 The stone house used to be used as a hospital. It was later supplemented by a half-timbered extension on the east side. Today it serves as an office. 1897 [2]
B-23 The building is a two-story building that was clad with boards. It served as the apartment of the colonial administrator. Later, a porch and a winter garden were added on the first floor. The building is now part of the Sisimiut Museum . 1852 November 2, 1998 Sisimiut-museum-colonial-manager-home.jpg
B-25 The old store building was built as storied and has a dormer with the roof winds and later attached porch. It is part of the Sisimiut Museum. At the corners of the house it is architecturally different from the other museum buildings. 1846 March 18, 1994 [3]
B-32 The building called Gammelhus ( German  Althaus ) was built in 1756 when the Sydbay colony was founded . When the colony was moved to today's Sisimiut after eight years, the building was moved to its current location in 1764. The storey house was later covered with a stone wall and expanded and rebuilt many times and restored in 1982. Among other things, it served as the home of the whaling commander and as a bakery. Today it belongs to the museum. 1756 September 30, 1983 [4]
B-40 The building was erected in 1783 as a residence for the trade assistant. It later served as an outbuilding to B-23 and finally as a material store. This building is also part of the museum. 1783 November 2, 1998
B-44 The Halvvejshuset ( German for  the Halbwegshaus ) is a warehouse that was built in 1844 and was built halfway between the port and the colony. Today it is also a museum building. 1844
B-46 The red (B-46) and the yellow warehouse (B-45), which architecturally appear to belong together, are close to the harbor. However, only the red building is protected. It was built of stone in 1853 and originally served as a bacon house and cooperage. It was extended in 1927 and a wooden structure was added. 1853
B-113 The old apartment of the missionary or pastor was moved from Asummiut to Sisimiut in 1767 . The multi-storey building later served as a kindergarten and is now a tourist office. 1759 1st February 1984 [5]
B-114 The old church of Sisimiuts is also called Den blå kirke ( German  The Blue Church ) or Bethelkirken (after Bet-El ). It was the first church in Greenland to be paid for by the people. It was built in Copenhagen around 1772 and erected in Sisimiut in 1775. It has a vestibule and a central roof turret that functions as a bell tower. In 1969 it was restored and today it serves as a parish hall and church office, but is also part of the museum. 1775 September 30, 1983 Old church in Sisimiut (3) .JPG [6]
B-137 The new church was built in 1926 according to plans by Helge Bojsen-Møller and extended in 1985 by Ole Nielsen . 1926 New church in Sisimiut (2) .JPG [7]
B-786 The chapel was designed together with the new church by Helge Bojsen-Møller . 1926 November 2, 1998
worth preserving B-1 The old boat shed on the shipyard was originally in the place where the new one is today, but was relocated for the construction of this in 1942. 1931 - [8th]
B-4 The apartments for the shipyard employees date from the second half of the 1940s. between 1945 and 1950 - [9]
B-5 The apartments for the shipyard employees date from the second half of the 1940s. between 1945 and 1950 - [10]
B-9 ???? - [11]
B-13 The new boat shed is on the site of the old one. It is located on a quay made of natural stone and is architecturally remarkable due to its size. 1942 - Inovation Center in Sisimiut in 2010.JPG [12]
B-14 The district engineer's apartment has not changed structurally since it was built in 1948. 1948 - [13]
B-15 ???? - [14]
B-19 The doctor's former apartment is now used as an official residence. 1946 - [15]
B-26 Official residence 1946 - [16]
B-29 Warehouse building 1943 - [17]
B-31 ???? - [18]
B-75 ???? - [19]
B-107 The apartments for the shipyard employees date from the second half of the 1940s. between 1945 and 1950 - [20]
B-110 The apartments for the shipyard employees date from the second half of the 1940s. between 1945 and 1950 - [21]
B-111 The building used to serve as an apprentice home for the shipyard, demonstrating the shipyard as a historical training location. 1940 - [22]
B-135 The apartments for the shipyard employees date from the second half of the 1940s. between 1945 and 1950 - [23]
B-142 ???? - [24]
B-147 ???? - [25]
B-168 The building, constructed in 1936, houses the Amerdloĸ meeting house . It is located on a mountain in the city and has a striking roof that consists of a flat gable roof with a barrel roof attached . 1936 - [26]
B-265 Residential building (According to the city map, the building no longer exists.) 1930 - [27]
[28]
B-276 Residential building 1930 - [29]
B-298 Residential building. (It is unclear whether this building is still protected. It may have been removed from the list in 2013.) 1930 - [30]
B-426 ???? - [31]
area worth preserving A1 The area includes numerous bungalows and villas on Jooruaqqap Aqqutaa, which were built between 1945 and 1950 for the shipyard employees. - - [32]
A12 Parts of the A12 are worth preserving because of the well-ordered houses built in the 1960s. - - [33]

Itilleq

Type No. description Construction year date image receipt
worth preserving B-58 ???? - [34]
B-64 ???? - [35]
B-68 ???? - [36]
B-76 ???? - [37]
B-121 ???? - [38]

Sarfannguit

Type No. description Construction year date image receipt
worth preserving B-90 ???? - [39]
B-94 ???? - [40]
B-99 ???? - [41]
B-127 ???? - [42]

Maniitsoq District

Maniitsoq

Note: There are also minor discrepancies for Maniitsoq. Among other things, the old B-17 hospital is not listed on the National Museum's website. B-11 is also not expressly named as protected.

Type No. description Construction year date image receipt
Monument protection B-16 The commercial assistant's apartment was built in 1844 and later used as a colonial office. After the two-story building had been demolished in the meantime, the building was rebuilt in 1970 and now serves as a museum. 1844 19th August 1982 [43]
B-17 old hospital (The building does not appear in the National Museum's list of monuments.) 1907 ???? [44]
B-25 The old shop was built in 1850 and rebuilt in 1970 after it was temporarily demolished. The building is a timber-framed building, which is now used as a library. 1850 19th August 1982 [45]
B-28 The building was built as the cooper's workshop and later used as a bakery and was also demolished and rebuilt in 1970. The sides of the building consist of stone walls. Today it serves as a museum. 1906 [46]
B-56 The building served as a brewery and forge. The stone house was also temporarily dismantled and only rebuilt in 1978. Today it is also used as a museum building. 1847 [47]
B-104 The town's old church dates back to 1864 and is the largest stone building in the country built in the 19th century. It has a rather high church tower with a pyramid roof on the southern gable above the entrance . Like the entrance area, this is covered with shingles , while the gable roof of the church is covered with slabs . Today the building serves as a meeting house. 1864 April 12, 1983 [48]
B-106 The old morgue is right next to the old church and was also built from stone in 1955. Today it serves as a warehouse. 1955 [49]
worth preserving B-11 The old children's sanatorium was built in 1925 and later expanded. (The protection status of this building is not explicitly mentioned in the municipal plan.) 1925 - [50]
B-13 The doctor's apartment was built in 1910, the builder presumably being Peter Anton Cortsen . 1910 - [51]
B-48 Residential building ???? - [52]
B-109 old school 1916 - [53]
B-126 old radio station ???? - [54]
B-148 Residential building (the building no longer exists according to the city map) ???? - [55]
B-150 ???? - [56]
B-203 ???? - [57]
B-316 The semi-detached house with dormer was built in 1952 by the two brothers Vittus and Klaus skifte. 1952 - [58]
B-669 The day nursery was built around 1970 by the architectural office of Grønlands Tekniske Organization . around 1970 - [59]
B-730 The meeting house was also designed by the GTO architecture office at the same time. around 1970 - [60]
B-876 The sports hall was built in 1978 by the architect Henning Larsen . 1978 - [61]
area particularly worthy of preservation A14 The residential area connects to the city center to the west. - - [62]
D2 The area includes the city's cemetery and the four colonial buildings, three of which were built around 1850. All four buildings were originally located in the city center, but have since been dismantled to make room for the school and the fish factory and rebuilt in 1970 and 1978 at the cemetery so that they form a small square in the middle. - - [63]
area worth preserving A3 The small residential area comprises multi-storey buildings, which are rather unusual for Greenland. In the east there are two-story apartment blocks, in the west there are three-story, while in the north there is a five-story building. The residential area was built between 1978 and 1982 according to plans by Henning Larsen and Torben Valeur . - - [64]
A13 The residential area called Ivissuit is located east of the city center. It consists of single-family houses that were built between 1950 and 1970. - - [65]
C3.8 The area includes four buildings: B-669, B-730, B-752 and B-914. These are the above-mentioned crèche and the meeting house, which is also individually protected. The youth club comes from the same time and is also a GTO building. B-914 is the new church that was built in 1981 based on drawings by Holger Mørch Sørensen . - - [66]

Kangaamiut

Note: The municipal plan states that there are buildings worthy of preservation in area C1. Which and how many buildings are involved is not specified.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at De Gule Bynotater (.pdf)
  2. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n List of listed buildings of the Qeqqata Kommunia on the website of the National Museum
  3. ^ Sub-area plan C1 for Kangaamiut in the municipal plan of the Qeqqata Kommunia