Pæretræet

Pæretræet, literally The Pear Tree is a listed property at Nybrogade 4 in the Old Town of Copenhagen, Denmark.

It was listed in the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1918.It takes its name after a pear tree which used to stand three storeys tall in front of it.

A stone tablet above the basement entrance features a relief drawing of a pear tree and an inscription.

The present building on the site was constructed in 1729-1730 by the master masons Andreas Sørensen and Lars Erichsen (born before 1700 - died after 1734) for workman at the Royal Orphanage (Bejsenhuset) Hans Blasen.

Lars Christensen, Møller, A retired stableman from the Royal Mews on the other side of the canal, was living there with his wife.

[5] Christen Christensen Falslew, a barkeeper, resided in the building with his wife Ane Cathrine Nielsen, their three-year-old daughter and one maid.

Above the basement entrance is a stone plaque with Hans Blasen's name,'Pæretræet' and the year 'Anno 1730' in carved lettering as well as an oval relief featuring a pear tree.

No.4 seen on a detail from Christian Gedde's map of Snaren's Quarter, 1757.
Pæretræet and Assistenshuset in 1840
Portrait of Johan Rubring Harboe (1762–1840).
The stone plaque