Ny Kongensgade 3
Ny Kongensgade 3 is an 18th-century property located in the small Frederiksholm Quarter of central Copenhagen, Denmark. The building was listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1986. History. 18th century. The site was in 1689 part of a larger property (then No. 294) owned by Christen Jensen. The property was the site of a six bays long one-storey building with a three-bay wall dormer. It was on 9 December 1848 sold in public auction for 1,501 rigsdaler to royal building master Jacob Fortling on behalf of Jacob Barchmann. Barchmann  was the owner of the adjacent Barchmann Mansion at the corner of Ny Kongensgade and Frederiksholms Kanal in 1740–41. The existing building were in 1757 replaced by a new four-storey building. The identity of the architect is not known but it is believed that it was designed by Philip de Lange who had also constructed Barchmann's first mansion at the site. It is assumed that the building was constructed as a rental property. Barchmann's properties were on 11 March 1779 sold to Joahn & William Brown. The jurist Christian Martfelt (1728-1790) resided in the building in the  years 1774–1779. Ny Kongensgade 3 and the Barchmann Mansion had the same owner until 1787. Ny Kongensgade 3 was in 1788 purchased by the historian Ove Malling 19th century. Matthias Holten. father of professor Carl Holten, purchased the building in 1812. The building was from 1841 to 1853 owned by Albert Bartholin Hagen. He refurbished the building. The property was in 1877 acquired by merchant Gunni Busck, owner of Scandinavian Preserved Butter company, who that same year also founded Københavns Mælkeforsyning. He installed gas, plumbing and already ub 1885 also electricity. 20th century. The mansion was in 1917 sold to  Henri Odewahn. He was the owner of the leading tea company C. J. Carøe. He refurbished the building with the assistance of the architect Bent Helweg-Møller to. Odewahn was also the owner of the country house Rågegården in Rågeleje.