Sankt Olavs Plass Analysis_Urban Preservation_Spring2020

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HAMSUN CHAIR18001826« Knut Hamsun, writer, nice to meet you!Today there are restaurants, café and architecture offices in St. OlavsPlass no. 2 which is now the only remaining 19th-century building at StOlavs Plass. It has experienced many changes! For example, in the 1950’sthe stucco of the facade was removed by the City Council to simplifyrepairs. Let’s turn the page together to see that!18721850185618821900Meyer and Heftye, in 1856, were the first owners of most plots of what wascalled Meyerløkka. They wanted the area to be of a high social status, socontracts were updated prohibiting the construction of workers housingand noisy and smelly activities. However, it seems that most nobles (withsome exceptions such as the noble Fritz Wedel-Jarlsberg), chose tosettle elsewhere like in Homansbyen and other areas around the Palace.Large parts of what was then called Meyerløkka thus received a middleclasspopulation. St Olav Plass 2, is a good example of the type ofbuildings developed here at that time. It was designed by the architect W.von Hanno in 1872 and on each floor had two generous apartments.Wilhelm von Hanno (1826-1882) was one of the most important andprolific architects in 19th century Norway. He designed many buildings inthe neighbourhood such as the Kunstindustrimuseet (Art and IndustryMuseum),Gjertsen’s school and many of the apartment blocks in the surroundingneighbourhoods. He privately helped fund St. Olavs gate No.3, 7, 9 and 21a tenements, and lived for a while in No. 7. A versatile man,Von Hanno was also responsible for the design of Norway’s posthornpostage stamps.195020002020
HAMSUN CHAIR18001826« Knut Hamsun, writer, nice to meet you!Today there are restaurants, café and architecture offices in St. OlavsPlass no. 2 which is now the only remaining 19th-century building at StOlavs Plass. It has experienced many changes! For example, in the 1950’sthe stucco of the facade was removed by the City Council to simplifyrepairs. Let’s turn the page together to see that!187218921850185618821900Meyer and Heftye, in 1856, were the first owners of most plots of what wascalled Meyerløkka. They wanted the area to be of a high social status, socontracts were updated prohibiting the construction of workers housingand noisy and smelly activities. However, it seems that most nobles (withsome exceptions such as the noble Fritz Wedel-Jarlsberg), chose tosettle elsewhere like in Homansbyen and other areas around the Palace.Large parts of what was then called Meyerløkka thus received a middleclasspopulation. St Olav Plass 2, is a good example of the type ofbuildings developed here at that time. It was designed by the architect W.von Hanno in 1872 and on each floor had two generous apartments.Wilhelm von Hanno (1826-1882) was one of the most important andprolific architects in 19th century Norway. He designed many buildings inthe neighbourhood such as the Kunstindustrimuseet (Art and IndustryMuseum),Gjertsen’s school and many of the apartment blocks in the surroundingneighbourhoods. He privately helped fund St. Olavs gate No.3, 7, 9 and 21a tenements, and lived for a while in No. 7. A versatile man,Von Hanno was also responsible for the design of Norway’s posthornpostage stamps.Just before the turn of the century in 1892, St. Olavs place 2 was takenover by the National Hospital, which had previously rented apartmentsfor its doctors there. Its pharmacy occupied the ground-floor, whichremained until 1983, whilst the upper floors were apartments for doctors.The restaurant Tekehtopa opened in 1997 on the ground floor, using thisreversed name in honour of the original Apoteket. A legend tells that LeonardCohen used to come here in the morning for coffee when he was inOslo.19501983199720002020
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