Vækerø Manor Explained

Vækerø Manor (Norwegian: Vækerø gård) is a historic manor house situated in Oslo, Norway. ^{[1] [2]}

Vækerø Manor is located in the neighborhood of Vækerø in the district of Ullern on Oslo's west side. The house manor was formerly a part of a larger estate related to the owners of the Bærums Verk ironworks in the nearby community of Bærum. Historically, the manor belonged to members of the Løvenskiold family. Much of the property was later sold to the aluminium company, Norsk Hydro. ^{[3] [4]}

The manor house is a large brick building designed during 1880 after drawings by architect, Heinrich Ernst Schirmer. Vækerø Manor was constructed in 1881 for prominent politician and landowner, Carl Otto Løvenskiold, who maintained it as a residence. ^{[5] [6]}

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59.9161°N 10.6567°W

Notes and References

1. Book: Pål Henry Engh and Arne Gunnarsjaa . Oslo, en arkitekturguide . 1984 . Universitetsforlaget . Oslo . no . 209 . 978-82-00-05961-5 .
2. Web site: Vækerø gård. Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Knut Are Tvedt. August 15, 2016.
3. http://www.lovenskiold.no/English/About-Lovenskiold-Eiendom-Real-Estate/ Vækerø (Løvenskiold-Vækerø AS)
4. Web site: Bærums Verk. Store norske leksikon. Trond Gram. August 15, 2016.
5. Heinrich Ernst Schirmer in Norsk kunstnerleksikon, page 471, digital edition
6. https://nbl.snl.no/Carl_Otto_L%C3%B8venskiold Terje Bratberg: Carl Otto Løvenskiold, Godseier. Politiker (Norsk biografisk leksikon)