Hellerupgård
Hellerupgård, namesake of the district Hellerup as well as the street Hellerupgårdsvej, is a former country house situated at Hellerupgårdsvej 20 in Gentofte Municipality north of Copenhagen, Denmark. The main building from 180203 was designed by the Hamburg-based French architect Joseph-Jacques Ramée. who also designed the still existing country houses Sophienholm, Øregård and Frederikslund. The building was demolished in the 1950s and Gammel Hellrup Gymnasium is now located on the site. History 18th century The property was originally called Lokkerup. In 1748, it was acquired by ''stempelpapirforvalter'' ("stamped paper manager") Johan David Heller (-1845). He changed its name to Hellerup, a name which would later be changed to Hellerupgård after the name Hellerup had been transferred to the area in which it was located. In 1758, Heller's widow sold the estate to the merchant John Brown. He constructed a two-storey pavilion at the corner of present-day Strandvejen and ...
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