Joen Jacobsen (1714 – 12 January 1768) was a Norwegian master builder. He was born in Skien to carpenter Jacob Vetlesen. He was responsible for the construction of a number of churches in

Telemark Telemark is a traditional region, a former county, and a current electoral district in southern Norway. In 2020, Telemark merged with the former county of Vestfold to form the county of Vestfold og Telemark. Telemark borders the traditional ...

, including

Langesund Church Langesund Church ( no, Langesund kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bamble Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the town of Langesund. It is the church for the Langesund parish which is part of the Bamble pr ...

(from 1753 onwards),

Vestre Porsgrunn Church Vestre Porsgrunn Church ( no, Vestre Porsgrunn kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Porsgrunn Municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the Porsgrunn (town), town of Porsgrunn. It is one of the churches ...

(1756–1758),

Østre Porsgrunn Church Østre Porsgrunn Church (full name: ''Jesu Kirke i Østre Porsgrunn'', also called Østsiden Church) was a church in the Rococo style built in 1760 and located in the city of Porsgrunn in Vestfold og Telemark, Norway. In 2011 the building was comp ...

( finished 1760) and

Solum Church Solum Church ( no, Solum kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Skien Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Solum, just west of the town of Skien. It is one of the churches for the ''Kilebygda og ...

(finished 1766). He also restored

Borgestad Manor Borgestad Manor ( no, Borgestad gård) is an estate and manor house in the municipality of Skien in Vestfold og Telemark, Norway. History Borgestad is located in the former parish of Gjerpen near Porsgrunn. It is one of the largest estates ...

in 1760, and built ''Kammerherregården'', which was destroyed by fire in 1901 and rebuilt as the current

Porsgrunn City Hall Porsgrunn City Hall is the seat of government for Porsgrunn city and municipality in Telemark, Norway. The current city hall was constructed in 1905 after the original building was destroyed in a fire. The building is situated at the intersection ...

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1714 births 1768 deaths People from Skien {{Norway-bio-stub