Villa Filipstad is a notable building in the neighborhood

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. It is located at Munkedamsveien 62. The villa is very prominent in the terrain, being situated atop a crag. It is similar to, and can be viewed from,

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History

It was commissioned by banker Jørgen Haslev Heftye, and was finished in 1864. The architect was

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(1829–1917). Heftye's family had owned the property since 1805. His son Johannes Heftye later inherited it. From 1909 the property was owned by the state, specifically the

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. They used it as the director-general's residence. After the reorganization of the State Railways, the property has been owned by

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, a subsidiary of Bane NOR responsible for managing the commercial sections of the company's real estate. Tenants in the later years include Norwegian Directorate for Public Libraries and, currently, the company

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, the former workshop unit of the Norwegian State Railways.

References

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