Carl Julius Bergstrøm (born April/May 1828 in

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, died 4 February 1898 in

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) was a Norwegian

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who worked in the city of

from 1872 until his death in 1898.

Biography

Bergstrøm probably came to

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with his father J. W. Bergstrøm and his brother William in 1837 when he was only 9 years old. Shortly thereafter, the family settled in

Horten Horten () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Jarlsberg. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Horten (town) ...

, where the father worked as a builder at

Karljohansvern Karjohansvern (''Karljohansvern Orlogsstasjon, KJV'') at Horten was the main base for the Royal Norwegian Navy from 1850 to 1963. Background In 1818, it was decided to establish a naval base in Horten. It was first called ''Hortens verft'', ...

. He married Henriette Jacobsen.

Buildings

Bergstrøm designed several church buildings made of wood or natural stone with a mixture of

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and

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architecture. He also worked all over

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in what is now

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, and

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counties. His most famous buildings are

Vågan Church Vågan Church (; nickname: ''Lofoten Cathedral'') is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kabelvåg on the island of Austvågøya. It is the church for the Vå ...

(1898), also known as the ''Lofoten Cathedral'', as well as Melhus Church (1892),

Orkdal Church Orkdal Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Orkland Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Fannrem, about south of the town of Orkanger. It is the main church for the Orkdal parish as well a ...

(1892) and

Sortland Church Sortland Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sortland Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Sortland. It is one of the three churches for the Sortland parish which is part of the Vesterålen pr ...

(1901). Other churches include:

Gildeskål Church Gildeskål Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gildeskål Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located just north of the village of Inndyr. It is the main church for the Gildeskål parish which is part of the Bodø d ...

, Horg Church, Nordbotn Church, Nordli Church,

Saura Church Saura Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gildeskål Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Saura. It is one of the churches for the Gildeskål parish which is part of the Bodø domprosti (d ...

, and

Sørli Church Sørli Church (; local pronunciation: ''Søli-kjærsja'') is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lierne Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Mebygda. It is the church for the Sørli parish which is p ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bergstrom, Carl J 1828 births 1898 deaths 19th-century Norwegian architects 19th-century Norwegian people Architects of Lutheran churches