Cort Adeler House

The Cort Adeler House is a historic property located at Strandgade 22 in the Christianshavn neighbourhood of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Rabe Holm resided in the building with his wife Anna Maria Hännel, their seven children (aged one to nine), his bookkeeper Jens Adrian Leth, two clerks, a caretaker, two maids and a wet nurse.

[3] Peder Ramshart, a naval officer with rank of commander captain, resided in the other apartment with his wife Frideriche Schmidt, their three children (aged two to seven) and three maids.

Peter Rabeholm resided in the building with his second wife Kasse Konsberg, five of their children from his first marriage, a clerk, a caretaker, two maids and the lieutenant Friderich E. Koefod Dorscheus.

[6] Thomas Potter resided in the building with his wife, their two children (aged one and two), a wet nurse and two maids.

[7] Richart Juel, a grocer (spækhøker), resided in the building with his wife Cathrine Dreyer and one maid.

Jens Petersen, a merchant (grosserer), resided on the ground floor with his employee Stine Hansen.

[9] Johan Jacobsen, abother merchant, resided on the first floor with his wife Dorthea Windigg, their two children (aged five and seven), an 18-year-old lodger and three maids.

[14] Bolette Jacobsen, a widow, resided on the second floor of the rear wing with her two daughters (aged 20 and 23).

On the wall in the courtyard is a white marble plaque with an inscription in gilded lettering stating that Cort Adeler lived in the building from 1768 to 1775.

No. 35 seen in a detail from Christian Gedde's map of Christianshavn Quarter, 1757.
Peter Rabeholm
The Cort Adeler House.
The building, viewed from across the street