Krak House

Nobleman Arnoldus von Falkenskiold of Sæbygård (1743-1819), a military officer with rank of colonel, resided on one of the apartments with his wife Elisabeth von Sehested-Falkenskiold , their four children (aged six to 19), a housekeeper (husjomfru), two maids, a coachman and a male servant.

[6] Georg Friderich Leopold von Bøtticher, a captain in the Norwegian Regiment, resided in a third apartment with one maid and one lodger (soldier).

[7] Knud Larsen, a beer seller (øltapper), resided in the basement with his wife Karen Hillebrandt, their three children (aged three to 13) and one maid.

He was employed at the Royal Danish Library from 1798 and worked there for the next 65 years, replacing D. G. Moldenhawer as Chief Librarian in 1823.

Poul Martin Møller, writer and professor of philosophy at the University of Copenhagen, was a resident in the building from 1837 until his death just over one year later.

Ole Peter Nielsen, a distiller, resided on the ground floor with his wife Caroline Marie Petersen and a six-year-old foster son.

[9] Jens Hansen Grønberg, a master joiner, resided on the first floor with his wife Marie Elisabeth Olsen and their four children (aged two to 15).

Poul Sörensen Refs, an innkeeper, resided one the ground floor with a waiter, a caretaker, two lodgers, a housekeeper and a maid.

[23] Dorthea Christine Hoff, widow of a justitsråd, resided on the second floor with two unmarried daughters (aged 28 ad 34), one maid and two lodgers.

[25] Peder Hansen m a grocer (høker), resided in the basement with his wife Caroline (née Larsen), their two children (aged seven and 11) and one maid.

The associated foundation, Kraks Fond, moved to Ved Stranden 16 and is now based in Fæstningens Materialgård.

No. 137 seen on a detail from Christian Gedde's map of Copenhagen's West Quarter, 1757.
The Krak House seen on a painting from 1839
Assuranceselskabet Folket's building, 1900
The building on 14 August 1908
Nytorv 15-19