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Doctor's House
Lægeboligen
General information
Location	Skovvej, 4230 Skælskør
Country	Denmark
Coordinates	55°15′18.29″N 11°17′13.81″E / 55.2550806°N 11.2871694°E / 55.2550806; 11.2871694
Completed	1856

The Doctor's House (Danish: Lægeboligen), situated at Skovvej 5, with views of Skælskør Nor, is the former residence of the district physician of Skælskør, Denmark. The building was constructed in 1856 to designs by Gottlieb Bindesbøll. The building was constructed in 1856 to designs by Gottlieb Bindesbøll It was listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1992. An outhouse and the garden that slopes down towards the coast are also comprised by the heritage listing.

History

The building was constructed for district physician Frederik Christian Krebs in 1856. In 1855, he had taken over the position as district physician of Skælskør. He had previously served in a similar position on the island of Læsø.

Krebs was married to the writer Anna Margrethe Borch (1818-1891). They lived in the house with their two children. The son Carl Krebs would become an actuary. The daughter Johanne Cathrine Krebs would become a painter.

In 1857, Krebs was instrumental in combatting the 1857 cholera outbreak. He was interested in politics, sociology and economy. In 1869, he published For Idé og Virkelighed in which he wrote about the emerging labour movement and argued in favour of improving the conditions for members of the working class. It was later followed by a number of other economic publications.

Kreds moved away when he was appointed as Chief Physician (stiftslæge) of Funen in 1871. The house was the same year sold to C. Raffn.

The building was listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1992.

Architecture

The building is constructed with alternating horizontal bands of red and yellow bricks. It is finished by crow-stepped gables at the end. The facade features a central, two-bay avant-corps which is also tipped by a crow-stepped gable. The horizontal red and yellow bands and the crow-stepped gables were features also seen in many of Bindesbøll's earlier works, including Jydske Asyl, Thisted Town Hall, Hobro Church, Nykøbing Bishop's House and the Mother Hage House on Møn. To the northeast of the building stands a small outhouse.

List of owners

• 856-1871: F.C. Krebs
• 1871-1890: C. Raffn
• 1890-1927: C. Petersen Viuff
• 1927-1965: J.E. Heilmann
• 1965-1988: K.L. Dahlgren
• 1988-1991: J.T. Bardram
• 1991-  : Arne Brandtoft and Kit Egefjord

Further reading

• Jørgensen, Mette Lund: Krebs - Portræt af et forfatterskab, Rhodos, ISBN 9788779990159 (2017)

References

1. ^ "seværdighed> - Historiske Skælskør". Skælskør Bibliotek (in Danish). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
2. ^ "F. C. Krebs". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
3. ^ "ag: Den gamle Lægebolig, Skælskør". Kulturstyrelsen (in Danish). Retrieved 16 June 2022.

See also

• Source

v t e Slagelse Municipality
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Other landmarks	Antvorskov Doctor's House, Skælskør Skælskør Steam Mill Trelleborg Listed buildings
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Media	Sjællandske Medier
Category

• Buildings and structures in Skælskør
• Listed buildings and structures in Slagelse Municipality
• Gottlieb Bindesbøll buildings
• Houses completed in 1856
• 1850s architecture in Denmark