Homansbyen is a neighborhood in
Frogner borough in
Oslo, Norway. The area is named for the lawyer brothers
Jacob (1816-1868) and
Henrik Homan
Homansbyen is a neighborhood in Frogner borough in Oslo, Norway. The area is named for the lawyer brothers Jacob (1816-1868) and Henrik Homan (1824-1900).
Area
The area is located between the streets of Pilestredet in the east, and Uranienbor ...
(1824-1900).
Area
The area is located between the streets of Pilestredet in the east, and Uranienborgveien in the west. It consists of Josefines street or Underhaugsveien in the north, Oscars street in the middle, and Grønnegata to the south.
The boundaries are thus to Bislett in the east, Hegdehaugen in the north, Uranienborg in the west and southwest, behind the Royal Palace in the south.
Hegdehaugsveien goes through the district (north-south), and here is a tram stop which is called Homansbyen.
History
Along with Jacob Homan,
Johan Collett
Johan Collett (22 March 1775 – 19 June 1827) was a Norwegian politician and public administrator. He served as a member of the Constituent Assembly at Eidsvold in 1814.
Background
He was born at Rønnebæksholm in Næstved, Denmark, as the yo ...
bought the land property Frihedssæde in 1853 with the purpose of dividing up and selling as housing lots. A year later Homan and
Lars Rasch
Lars Rasch (24 May 1797 – 12 January 1864) was a Norwegian jurist. He served as Mayor of Oslo and was a developer of the neighborhood of Homansbyen
Biography
Rasch was born at Eiker in Buskerud, Norway. He was the son of Jonas Larsen Rasc ...
bought the property Frydendal. At the time the properties were located outside the urban area of Oslo. Few buyer were interested, and in 1857 Collett sold his share to Henrik Homan, and the brothers started in 1858 the construction of finished housing for sale. An area plan was made for the area by
Georg Andreas Bull.
A new
Oslo T-bane
The Oslo Metro ( no, Oslo T-bane or or simply ) is the rapid transit system of Oslo, Norway, operated by Sporveien T-banen on contract from the transit authority Ruter. The network consists of five lines that all run through the city centre, wit ...
station is planned as Homansbyen.
Tram depot
Homansbyen Depot
Homansbyen Depot ( no, Homansbyen vognhall), officially Kristiania Sporveisanlæg ("Kristiania Tramway Installation") was an Oslo Tramway depot located at Sporveisgata 8 near Bislett in Oslo, Norway. It was constructed for Kristiania Sporveissels ...
, officially named Kristiania Sporveisanlæg was a tram depot in Oslo, Norway. It featured an administrative office, a horse stable, a forge, a workshop, a weighing shed and a wagon depot. The installations were constructed by Kristiania Sporveisselskab in 1874. The depot was designed by Henrik Thrap-Meyer, and was located in Sporveisgata 8 near Bislett. It was the first tram depot in Norway, and had places for 28 horse wagons, 16 sleds and 116 horses. The administrative office was built in brick and housed apartments, offices and a laboriatorium for the veterinarian. The depot was reconstructed several times, and taken out of use in 1966. It was demolished three years later, and replaced with residential apartment blocks.
References
* Brochmann, Odd; ''Stadskonduktøren, om Georg Bull og Christiania i Historismens år'', Oslo 1989,
* Flaatten, Harriet; ''Homannsbyen'' i '' Byen bak Slottet'' Oslo 1988
* Oslo Bymuseum; ''Byminner'' nr.3, Oslo 1962
Neighbourhoods of Oslo
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