Ny York (Oslo)

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Coordinates: 59 ° 55 '  N , 10 ° 45'  E

Map of Ny York, 1860

Ny York was originally a humorous name for the southwestern and oldest area of ​​the Oslo district of Grünerløkka . It is bordered by the streets Nordre gate , Markveien and the Akerselv river . The district was built in a short time in 1858, before the city expansion of Oslo, and as a building ensemble is subject to monument protection. The buildings are designed as wooden houses in block construction and one reason for their rapid construction was the compulsion to only build stone houses within the city limits. The name Ny York is still in use. For example, the Ny York Times is a quarterly newspaper for the Stolmakergata Housing Association.

building

Øvre gate 2B
Øvre gate 2B rear view with portico
  • Øvre gate 2B is a wooden house , nicknamed the town house , which was built in 1858 for the prison guard Peder Thorensen. Part of the building served as the district's first school at the time. Significant structural changes were made both inside and outside in the late 1980s. Øvre gate 2A was demolished in 1984.
  • Nordre gate 5 was destroyed by fire. A copy was set up in the building complex of the Stolmakergata Housing Cooperative.
  • Stolmakergata 8 is a two-storey apartment building that was originally built for Ferdinand Christiansen. It was renovated in 1987 and now has four rental units.
  • Korsgata 16 is a small house from 1858, which was renovated in 1985. It serves as the community center for southern Grünerløkka.

Individual evidence

  1. Oslo byleksikon p. 356

literature

  • Bruun, Ole Daniel; Arkitektur i Oslo, en veiviser til byens bygningsmiljø , Oslo 1999, ISBN 82-573-0948-6
  • Tvedt, Knut Are (red.); Oslo byleksikon Oslo. 2000 ISBN 82-573-0815-3 .