Hellerupgård, namesake of the district

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as well as the street Hellerupgårdsvej, is a former country house situated at Hellerupgårdsvej 20 in

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north of

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, Denmark. The main building from 180203 was designed by the

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-based French architect Joseph-Jacques Ramée. who also designed the still existing country houses

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, 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

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. He constructed a two-storey pavilion at the corner of present-day Strandvejen and Hellerupvej.

20th-century

The estate was later acquired by ''konferensråd'' Erich Erichsen for whom a new main building was constructed in 180203 to designs by the French architect Jacques Remy. The British troops established their headquarters at Hellerupgård during the Battle of Copenhagen. It was at Hellerupgård, on 7 September 1807, that Major-General

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signed the Danish capitulation to the British. Erichsen owned Hellerupgård until his death in 1837. In 1843, it was acqyured by pharmacist and property investor Lauritz Schmidt. He had the previous year sold the

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in Copenhagen and bought the property at Amaliegade 14. In 1834m ge aold the property and bought the Peschier Mansion in Copenhagen. Hellerupgård was later acquired by chamberlain Vilhelm Huth Krag. He died at Hellerupgård on 13 August 1878.

20th century redevelopment and demolishion

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coast in the east to Rygård in the east and from Hellerupvej in the north to

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in the south. In the late 1880s, he started selling the land off at DKK2 per square ''alen'' for redevelopment with single-family detached homes. In 1903, Hellerupgård's main building was sold to chamberlain and colonel G. Wedell-Wedellsborg. He charged the architect

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with the design of a demicircular extension on the east side of the building. His widow owned the property until 1950, when it was acquired by the Ministry of Education and demolished.

List of former owners

* (1848-1853) Johan David Heller * (1753-1758-) Heller's widow * (1758-)

* (-1837) Erich Erichsen * (1843-1845) Lauritz Schmidt

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