Søholm is a Neoclassical country house overlooking Lake Emdrup in

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, in the northern suburbs of

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. The current main building and a three-winged , thatched stable on a nearby site were both constructed in 180608 for the Jewish merchant Joseph Nathan David to designs by

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. The main building was listed in the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1918.

History

Oruguns

Søholm originates in a copyhold under

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. The first country house on the site was established by treasurer in the

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Jacob Holm in 1773. The house was located in a small woodland on the shore of Lundehussøen as Emdrup Lake was known in that day. Holm resided at Søholm in the summer time until he was arrested for fraud in 1785.

David and the new building

In 1802, Søholm was acquired by the Jewish merchant Joseph Nathan David (1758–1839). He charged the architect

with the design of a new country house. David was originally from Altona where Hansen had until then served as General Building Master. Søholm was Hansen's first building to be completed after his move from Schleswig-Holstein to Copenhagen. Construction began in 1806 but was delayed by the Battle of Copenhagen. The invading British troops confiscated all building materials. The house was therefore not completed until 1809. David spent the summers at Søholm and the winters at

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30, which would later be converted into

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by his great-grandson C.L. David. He died in 1830. His widow sold the country house and moved to Frankfurt.

Changing owners

The estate was later acquired by Alphonse Casadaban. In 1830, he unsuccessfully tried to convert it into a summer destination for Copenhagen's bourgeoisie. In 1877, Søholm was acquired by Niels Andersen. He owned it until his death in 1911. The building was renovated by Gotfred Tvede in 1912–15. A later owner was CEO P. Christiansen.

20th century

In 1910, Gentofte Municipality purchased the property. The municipality was only interested in the land east of Lyngbyvej and the main building was therefore immediately sold again. The house was later owned by the wealthy Rosenkrantz family for more than 50 years. The property was later turned into a senior citizens home. In 1872, Søholm was acquired by Arkitekternes Pensionskasse. The building was subsequently restored.

Today

The property consists of 848 m² office space and a 152 m² residence. It is currently the Headquarter office of the company Bjørn Thorsen A/S and its affiliate companies Nordic Grafting Company A/S (NGC) Customized Compound Solutions A/S (CCS), Klarsø A/S, Nordic Formulation Technology A/S and Digital Serigraphic Technologies A/S (DST).

Gallery

File:Søholm Country House, Hellerup 01.jpg File:Søholm Country House, Hellerup - interior 01.jpg,

References

External links

Vintage photos
from Dansk Kulturarv

Bjørn Thorsen A/S - distributor of raw materials
Source
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