Waagepetersen House
The Waagepetersen House is a listed Neoclassical town mansion located at Store Strandstræde 18 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The house takes its name after royal wine merchant Christian Waagepetersen who owned it from 1811 to 1840. His home was a meetingplace for many of the leading figures of the Danish Golden Age. History Early history The property (then No. 50) was in 1689 owned by the widow of distiller Jens Madsen. In 1756, it was as No. 112 the site of the rectory of the Garrison Church, Copenhagen, Lord God of Sabaoth Church (Den Herre Zebaoths Kirke). The current building was constructed in 1792-1793 by Johan Martin Quist. The property was in the new cadastre of 1806 listed as St. Ann's East Quarter, No. 79 and was at this point still owned by Quist. The writer and economist Christen Pram was among the residents in 1796. Cai Friedrich, Count Reventlow resided in the building in 1798–1801. The Waagepetersen era The property was in 1814 acquired by the wine merchant Christ ...
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Johan Martin Quist
Johan Martin Quist or Qvist (3 September 1755 – 25 April 1818) was a Danish architect who made a significant contribution to the city of Copenhagen. Together with those of Andreas Hallander, his classically styled buildings form part of the legacy of 19th-century Danish Golden Age architects who reconstructed areas of the old town which had been destroyed in the Copenhagen Fire of 1795.Sys Hartmann, "Johan Martin Quist", Kunstindeks Danmark
Retrieved 15 October 2010. His most important work is (''Gustmeyers Gaard''), located opposite