Håkon Adelstein Mosling (born 16 April 1840, died 7 October 1914) was a Norwegian builder and

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. Mosling lived in several places, including

Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ...

(1865-1873), Steinkjer (1874-1894), and

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(1894-1914). As part of his architectural practice, he also operated as a builder and for a period he also had a carpentry workshop in Steinkjer. For the last 20 years of his professional life, he was employed as a draftsman for the military at Akershus Fortress in Oslo. Mosling designed a number of churches in Norway, but due to his limited schooling, several of the drawings underwent extensive proofreading and adjustments by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan who was the architect employed by the Ministry of Church Affairs.

Works

Brønnøy Church Brønnøy Church ( no, Brønnøy kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Brønnøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Brønnøysund. It is the main church for the Brønnøy parish which is part of ...

* Dyrøy Church *

Grong Church Grong Church ( no, Grong kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Grong municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Medjå, on the north side of the river Namsen. It is the church for the Grong parish wh ...

Heggstad Church Heggstad Church ( no, Heggstad kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Inderøy municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located at Sandvollan, just south of the village of Gangstadhaugen. It is the main church for the Sandvo ...

Lebesby Church Lebesby Church ( no, Lebesby kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lebesby Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Lebesby. It is one of the churches for the Lebesby parish which is part of the Ham ...

(burned down in 1944) *

Levanger Church Levanger Church ( no, Levanger kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Levanger municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The church is located in the List of towns and cities in Norway, town of Levanger (town), Levanger, along the r ...

(burned down in 1877) *

Meløy Church Meløy Church ( no, Meløy kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Meløy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Meløy on the island of Meløya. It is one of the churches for the ''Fore og Meløy' ...

Målselv Church Målselv Church ( no, Målselv kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Målselv Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located along the river Målselva at Målselv, about north of the village of Bardufoss. It is the main church ...

Namsos Church Namsos Church ( no, Namsos kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Namsos municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the centre of the town of Namsos, just north of the mouth of the river Namsen. It is the church f ...

(burned down in 1897) *

Skjerstad Church Skjerstad Church ( no, Skjerstad kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Skjerstad, along Skjerstadfjorden. It is one of two churches for the ''Misvær og ...

(burned down in 1877) *Prestegård farmhouse in Buksnes * Sakshaug Church *

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in Rørvik

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mosling, Haakon 1840 births 1914 deaths Norwegian ecclesiastical architects