Østergade 24, Copenhagen

The present building on the site was constructed for Jewish clothing retailer Moses Magnus Ruben.

It later served as headquarters of Jacob Heinrich Moresco's growing clothing empire from 1882.

A photographic studio was for more than 120 years, from the 1850s until 1982, operated in the building, most notably by Peter Elfelt from 1805 until 1931.

They were Raben's chamber servant Lars Juul and the caretaker Christen Thomsen.

[3] Christen Anker, a konferensråd, resided on the ground floor with his wife Hedevig Vegner, their four children (aged three to 16), one male servant and three maids.

[4] Peter Christian Møller, a flour merchant, resided in the basement with his wife Christine Hansen, their two sons (aged two and five), one male servant and two maids.

Ole Christensen, a pastry-baker (konditorsvend) and a male servant resided on the first floor.

Anne Margrethe Rippersen (née Hvidt), a widow with means, resided on the second floor with two unmarried daughters (aged 20 and 25), one maid and two lodgers.

Simon Ferdinand Mühlertz, a lace merchant, resided in the other half of the basement with his wife Ane Margrethe Mühlertz (née Petersen), their three children (aged two to eight), three seamstresses, a female cook and a maid.

Christian Petersen, a ciachman (hyrekusk), resided on the ground floor of the reatr wing with his wife Mette Marie Petersen (née Rasmussen), their one-year-old son and two male servants.

Kompagnistræde 12), resided on the ground floor with his wife Wilhelmine Fritzsche, their four children (aged three to 23), husjomfru Frederikke Tønnersbockand one maid.

Georg Weisler, a master saddler, resided on the ground floor of the side wing with four apprentices.

Christiane Glæsner, a 69-year-old widow with means, was also resident on the ground floor of the side wing.

Anna Margrethe Rippuger (née Hvidt), a widow, resided in the garret with her 25-year-old daughter Thomasine Regine Rippurger and one maid.

[9] He had later moved to Copenhagen where he established a successful clothing shop at Østergade No.

In an article in Politivennen on 2 GFebruary 1844, Ruben is mentioned as a "thorn in the side of the Tailors Guild, whose resentment has resulted in a series of lawsuits, all of which they have lost, and which has only expanded his trade even further.".

[11] Franz Emilius Martins, a grocer (høker), resided in the building with his wife Johanne Henriette Schou, their three children (aged two to five) and two maids.

[14] Johan Peter Lund, a master saddler, resided in the building with two apprentices.

[16] Emil Frederik Gynther Lorenzen, a young silk and textile merchant, resided in the cross wing (mellembygningen) with his sister Hansine Petrine Valeria Lorenzen, two apprentices and one maid.

[18] Anna Maria Jordening (née Birch), a widow porcelain retailer, resided in the building with her six children (aged four to 19), a maid and a nanny.

[19] Georg Ludvig Drimor, am ironmonger (issenlræmmer), resided in the building with two employees and an apprentice.

[21] Carl T. Thomsen, a butler (lejetjener), resided in the building with his wife Marn??

After a few years, J. Moresco had developed into the largest manufacturer of women's clothing in the Nordic countries with considerable export to Southern Sweden and Norway.

The tall first-floor windows are topped by arched niches with stucco ornamentation.

No. 50 seen in a detail from Christian Gedde's map of Købmager Quarter, 1757
Numsen's building
Moses and Hanne Ruben painted in 1847
Advert for M. M. Ruben
Advert for N. C. Albeck's Bakery
Drawing of the building
J. Moresco: H. G. Golst's successor, factory & outlet
The building in 2021