Villa Krogen

Villa Krogen
General information
LocationVarde, Denmark
Coordinates55°37′35.87″N 8°29′12.3″E / 55.6266306°N 8.486750°E / 55.6266306; 8.486750
Completed
1899
Design and construction
ArchitectMartin Nyrop

Villa Krogen is a Martin Nyrop-designed, National Romantic house in Varde, Denmark. It was listed on the Danish register of protected buildings and places in 2002.

History

Nicolaus Brix served as headmaster of Varde Mellem- og Realskole from August 1884. His wife Anna Marie Ohrt (1838–93) died in 1893. In1895, he married secondly to Caroline Mathilde Laub (1855–1942) His new wife's sister Louise Frederikke Laub (1851–1933) was married to the architect Martin Nyrop. The couple charged Nyrop with the design of a new home for them on a plot of land on Frisvadvej in Varde. The house was completed in 1899. It was listed on the Danish register of protected buildings and places in 2002.

References

  1. ↑ "Meddelelser om Varde kommunale Mellem- og Realskole for Skoleaaret 1904—1905" (PDF) (in Danish). Varde Mellem- og Realskole. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Hans Brix". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). 27 September 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "Martin Nyrop". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). 23 April 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "Sag: Villa Krogen" (in Danish). Kulturstyrelsen. Retrieved 15 September 2019.