The Jan von Osten House (

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: Jan von Ostens Gård) is a listed

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property at the corner of

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and

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in the

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neighbourhood of central

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. The building was the city home of

Johan Frederik Classen Johan Frederik Classen, frequently also J. F. Classen, (11 February 1725 – 24 March 1792) was a Danish-Norwegian industrialist, major general, landowner and founder of Det Classenske Fideicommis. He served as chancellery adviser to King ...

from 1770. On his death. it was endowed to the

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which was headquartered in the building until 1970. The building was listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1918.

History

The building at No.. 40-42 was built for timber merchant Jan von Osten to a design by

Niels Eigtved Nicolai Eigtved, also known as Niels Eigtved (4 June 1701 – 7 June 1754) was a Denmark, Danish architect. He introduced and was the leading proponent of the French rococo or late baroque style in Danish architecture during the 1730s–1740s. H ...

from 1752 to 1754. Construction took place between 1756 and 1760. The building was acquired by the prominent industrialist

and made his city home in 1770. The building was ceded to

following Classen's death in 1792. The foundation was responsible for the construction of the Classen Library at the neighbouring site- The foundation owned the building and was headquartered there until 1970 when it moved to

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on the island of

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. The prominent industrialist

lived in the house from 1770 until his death in 1792. The agent Conrad Caspar Hauser also lived in the building from 1670 until 1783. Prime minister Frederik Julius Kaas lived in the house from 1812 until 1820. Later residents include the politician and baron

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who lived there in the 1850s and also owned Dallund Manor on the island of

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. The naval officer Siguard Bojesen was at the time of the 1885 a resident in the building.

Architecture

The 12-bay main wing has a symmetrical facade with two gates and a central projection tipped by a triangular pediment on amaliegade. The complex also comprises a rear wing and several lower buildings.

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