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Suhr House

Suhr House is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Suhr House rather than just read about it. In short: The Suhr House (Danish: Den Suhrske Gård) is a listed Neoclassical property located at Gammeltorv 22 in central Copenhagen, Denmark. The site has been owned by the Suhr family since 1749.

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Reference excerpt

The Suhr House (Danish: Den Suhrske Gård) is a listed Neoclassical property located at Gammeltorv 22 in central Copenhagen, Denmark. The site has been owned by the Suhr family since 1749. The current building was built for Peter Bernt Suhr and are now owned by Den Suhrske Stiftelse, a family trust created by his son Theodor Suhr, its owner from 1815 to 1860.

History In the late 18th century, the site was made up of three smaller properties. One of them was listed in Copenhagen's first cadastre from 1689 as No. 120 in Western Quarter, owned by grocer (urtekræmmer) Henrik Røbe. Another was listed as No. 121 in Western Quarter, owned by grocer (høker) Niels Nielsen. The third was owned by 206 in Western Quarter, owned by ship captain Lars Andersen.

Ole Hansen Aagaard

Mo. 120 was later acquired by grocer (hørkræmmer) Ole Hansen Aagaard (1790–1749). On 28 November 1718, he was granted citizenship as a hørkræmmer. His property was destroyed in the Copenhagen Fire of 1728, together with Copenhagen City Hall and most of the other buildings in the area. After the fire, Aagaard bought the two adjacent fire sites No. 121 and No. 206. This enabled him to build a much larger building complex on the site. On 27 October 1738, Aagaard was also granted citizenship as a wholesaler (grosserer). On 7 March 1740 to 14 March 1743, he served as one of the directors of Kjøbenhavns Brandforsikring.

Johan Peter Suhr

In 1728, Johan Peter Suhr started an apprenticeship in Aagaard's firm. On 22 November 1748, he married Aagaard's daughter, Anna Dorthea Aagaard. Aagaard's second-oldest daughter, Elisabeth Cathrine Aagaard, was married to the hørkræmmer Mathias Wassard (father of Hans Wassard). The youngest daughter, Sophie, was married to Court Agent Peter Borre. In 1749, Suhr took over his father-in-law's business at Gammeltorv. Under his leadership, it developed into a thriving trading house. His son Ole Bernt Suhr became a partner in the company in 1782. In the new cadastre of 1756, Aagaard's property was listed as No. 143 in Western Quarter.

Ole Bernt Suhr and the new building

Johan Peter Suhr died on 28 May 1785. Ten years later, on 5 July 1795, the Copenhagen Fire of 1795 destroyed the entire area around Gammeltorv. The current complex of buildings at the site was built for Ole Berendt Suhr in 1796–1797. The architect or builder is not known.

Ole Bernt Suhr's son, Theodor Suhr (1792–1858), took over the company as well as the property in Gammeltorv after his father died in 1814. He mixed with the cultural and political elite. Johan Ludvig Heiberg and Johanne Luise Heiberg were frequent visitors in the house. Later, Suhr also acquired the country house Sølyst north of Copenhagen and the estate Bonderup at Holbæk. Suhr lived in the house until 1856. Having no children, he passed it on to his nephew Ole Suhr. Ole Suhr lived in the complex from 1839 to 1847 and again from 1860 to 1875.

Architecture The ground floor has rustication. The central projects on the upper floors are decorated with four Ionic order pilasters and tipped by a reiangular pediment. The complex also comprises a side wing and a rear wing. All walls facing the courtyard stand in blank, red brick.

See also Listed buildings in Copenhagen Municipality

References

External links

Det Sihrske Hus Den Suhrske Stiftelse Source Source

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Suhr House

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Suhr House claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Suhr House before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Suhr House ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Suhr House

In research: Suhr House appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Suhr House in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Suhr House is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Buildings and structures completed in 1686, Buildings and structures of the Suhr family, Listed residential buildings in Copenhagen, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Suhr House outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Suhr House in simple terms?

The Suhr House (Danish: Den Suhrske Gård) is a listed Neoclassical property located at Gammeltorv 22 in central Copenhagen, Denmark. The site has been owned by the Suhr family since 1749.

Why does Suhr House matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Suhr House?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Suhr House.