Christian Ancher Collett

Christian Ancher Collett (30 April 1771 – 10 January 1833) was a Norwegian engineer, architect, and building inspector.

[1] Their daughter Johanne Benedicte married Peder Christian Hersleb Kjerschow,[2] bishop of the diocese of Bjørgvin.

[3] An engineer, Christian Ancher Collett was a director of Kongsberg Silver Mines.

[1] In 1816 King Charles II appointed him as a consultant (Statlig bygningsinspektør) to manage the royal buildings around Christiania.

[6] Influenced by Aall's time studying abroad, the manor is Empire-style, drawing inspiration from Andrea Palladio’s La Rotonda.