Mikkelgård is a former country house situated in Mikkelborg Beach Park,

Hørsholm Municipality Hørsholm Municipality () is a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in the Capital Region in the northern part of the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 31 km2, and has a total population ...

, some 25km north of

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

, Denmark. It is the former summer retreat of the composer who named his house after the locality.

History

Mikkelgård was built in 1915–16 to a design by

Povl Baumann Povl Erik Raimund Baumann (9 November 1878 – 3 July 1963) was a Denmark, Danish architect who was a central figure during the transition from Neoclassical architecture, Neoclassicism to Functionalism (architecture), Functionalism in Danish resi ...

who was influenced by the

Arts and Crafts movement The Arts and Crafts movement was an international trend in the decorative and fine arts that developed earliest and most fully in the British Isles and subsequently spread across the British Empire and to the rest of Europe and America. Initiat ...

. It is a four-winged house built with exposed timber framing facing the central courtyard. In 1990, it was converted into a restaurant. The first head chef was . The former stables were renovated in 1997 and have room for 120 dining guests.

Architecture

Baumann had already been inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement in his design of the recently completed country house

Rågegården Rågegården is an Arts & Crafts inspired country house from 1915 situated on the eastern outskirts of Rågeleje, Gribskov Municipality, some fifty kilometres northwest of Copenhagen, Denmark. The house is perched on a small wooded hill, overlooki ...

Rågeleje Rågeleje is a former fishing village and popular tourist resort on the north coast of Zealand, midway between Gilleleje and Tisvildeleje, some 50 km north of Copenhagen, Denmark. As of 2024, it had a population of 700. History The fishing vi ...

. In his design of Mikkelgård, he combined the influence from contemporary British architecture with inspiration from traditionaol Danish castles and manor houses. The house is surrounded by moats and is connected to the mainland by a bridge.

References

{{reflist Listed buildings and structures in Hørsholm Municipality Houses in Hørsholm Municipality Houses completed in 1916 Povl Baumann buildings