Abeline's House
Abeline's House (Danish: Abelines Gaard) is a former wreckmaster's house at Haurvig, just south of Hvide Sande, Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality,on the Danish West Coast. It was converted into a local history museum for Holmsland Klit in the 1970s and is now part of Ringkøbing–Skjern Museum.
History
The house is named after Abeline Christensen (1870-1957), whose father-in-law, Christen Christensen, the local wreckmaster, together with his wife Kathrine, constructed the building between 1854 and 1871.[1] Together with her husband, she took over the house in 1890 but in 1904 she became a widow with five children in the age between six and 13. Abeline Christensen took over the position as wreckmaster, which was associated with the property, and continued to run the farm until her death in 1957. She also managed the local telephone central.[2]
On the opposite side of the road stands Haurvig Rescue Station (Haurvig Redningsstation), which was decommissioned in 1932. Abeline purchased the building and used it as a place where the local youth could dance to Gramophone records or accordion music until violations of the alcohol ban became too evident.[3]
Architecture
Abeline's House is four-winged farmhouse surrounding a cobbled yard. It is built to a vernacular design typical of the area. It is constructed in redbrick and has a thatched roof.
The building was listed in 1974.[4] It was renovated in the 1990s and received an Europa Nostra Award in 1996.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Stråtækt gård får pris" (in Danish). Europa Nostra. Retrieved 2010-07-17.
- ↑ "Gasværket". AOK. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
- ↑ "Abeline - enken på strandfogedgården I Haurvig" (PDF) (in Danish). Coast-alive.eu. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
- ↑ "Sag: Abelines Gård" (in Danish). Kulturstyrelsen. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
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Coordinates: 55°56′44″N 8°09′22″E / 55.9455°N 8.1561°E