Treschows Stiftelse is a listed, philanthropical housing complex in the
Christianshavn
Christianshavn (literally, " ingChristian's Harbour") is a neighbourhood in Copenhagen, Denmark. Part of the Indre By District, it is located on several artificial islands between the islands of Zealand and Amager and separated from the rest of ...
district of
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...
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History
The site was one of two homes for needy women which were built by the politician and supreme court attorney
Frederik Treschow
Vilhelm Frederik Treschow (15 September 1786 – 2 April 1869) was a Danish supreme court attorney, politician, landowner and philanthropist. He founded Treschows Stiftelse in Copenhagen.
Early life and education
Frederik Treschow was born in Cop ...
. He administrated numerous trusts, including Admiral Winterfeldts Stiftelse "Trøstens Bolig" which provided affordable housing for needy women. This may have inspired him to build similar facilities at his own expense. The first was built in the courtyard behind the Admiral building in 1847. The next was built in Christianshavn and consisted of two buildings completed in 1853 and 1857 to designs by Christian Tybjerg. In 1859, Treschow founded ''Det Treschow'ske Fideikommis'' (The Treschow Foundation)).
Buildings
The two buildings at Christianshavn are situated at a somewhat hidden location at the end of a narrow alleyway off Overgaden over Vandet, the street which runs along the southeast side of
Christianshavn Canal, where they have their address at Nos. 76–82. They front a courtyard with a small garden complex which is closed on the two remaining sides by a wall and a fence. The complex was listed in 1983.
Gallery
Image:Treschows Stiftelse, Christianshavn.JPG, Treschows Stiftelse
Image:Treschows Stiftelse - plants.JPG, The steps
See also
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Jørgen Balthazar Winterfeldt Jørgen Balthazar Winterfeldt (1 October 1732 - 22 July 1821) was a Danish naval officer and philanthropist. He was admiral from 1804 and was awarded the Order of the Elephant in 1811. He established Winterfeldts Stiftelse at Klerkegade 25 in Copen ...
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Listed buildings and structures in Christianshavn
Residential buildings completed in 1853
Listed residential buildings in Copenhagen
Buildings and structures completed in 1857
1853 establishments in Denmark
Women's organizations based in Denmark