Christians Plejehus

Christians Plejehus is a former military retirement home for war veterans in Store Kongensgade in Copenhagen, Denmark.

an officer in the engineering troops, proposed an improvement of the conditions in the home for war veterans at Ladegården.

Kammerråd Gilles Vilhelm Faenen's former factory site in Store Kongensgade was chosen as the location of the new institution[2] and Plejehus designed the buildings which were completed in 1769.

The complex contained a linen weaving mill operated by the residents using yarn made by soldier wives and daughters.

[2] In 1775, Christians Plejehus was moved to Sølvgade Barracks together with Almindelig Hospital and Pflueg was placed under supervision of a director general since his administration was deemed to costly.

The building is 15 bays long has a median risalit with rustication and the ground floor is decorated with 10 lesenes.

No. 216/217 seen on a detail from Christian Gedde's map of St. Ann's Rast Quarter, 1757.
Seal from Christians Plejehus
Opfostringshuset, 1932
The building in the late 19th century