Gyldenfeldt House

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Gyldenfeldts House, or Gyldenfeldts Gård, is a Neoclassical building at the corner of Brolæggerstræde 9 and Knabrostræde 16 in Copenhagen’s Old Town. It was rebuilt after the great Copenhagen Fire of 1795, with the two houses built between 1795 and 1798 for Niels Sehested af Gyldenfeldt.

Before the fire, the site was several small properties owned by different tradespeople. By 1756 these had merged into one larger property. The yard later housed a brewery, which from about 1802 to 1817 was leased by Chresten Jacobsen, the father of J. C. Jacobsen, founder of Carlsberg.

The building has housed many notable residents over the years, including naval officer Poul de Løvenørn, theologian A. G. Rudelbach, and members of the Gyldenfeldt and Obelitz families. In the 1840s, widows from these families lived on the upper floors, while others like Frederik Hammerich and the families of various officials lived in the building as well.

In the 20th century, the basement was used by Kjøbenhavns Margarinefabrik (1905–1919) and Jacobsen & Co. (from 1910). In 2003, the Socialpædagogernes Forbund (the Danish union for social educators) bought the building and renovated it in 2004.

Architecturally, Brolæggerstræde 9 is three storeys over a raised cellar, with a dark grey ground floor and white upper floors. Knabrostræde 16 is four bays wide, with a similar facade. The corner bay is chamfered, a design feature from the post-fire rebuilding rules to help the fire brigade. There is a former courtyard warehouse attached to the rear.

The complex was listed as a protected building in 1945. Since 2003, the Socialpædagogernes Forbund has been based there.