Carl Lendorf

Carl William Frederik Lendorf (13 December 1839 - 29 September 1918) was a Danish architect and historicist^[1] who worked primarily in Odense.

Biography

He was born in 1839 in Copenhagen, the son of the carpenter Christian Gottfried Lendorf and Vilhelmine Nielsen. A journeyman carpenter in 1855, he attended the School of Architecture until 1863. He was employed by Ferdinand Meldahl^[2] on the construction of Fredericia Town Hall (1859) and later worked on the reconstruction of Frederiksborg Palace (1863-64), also under Meldahl. Lendorf managed his own firm in Odense (1864-83) and then in Copenhagen. He was drawing teacher at Odense Technical College (1846-83). Lendorf participated in the Nordic Exhibition of 1888. He was honored as a Knight of the Dannebrog, was awarded the Dannebrogordenens Hæderstegn, and served on the board of the Foreningen for Alderdoms-Friboliger. He was a Freemason.

Lendorf was married on May 12, 1863 in Copenhagen to Sophie Christiane Jørgine Anchersen (3 October 1843, Vejle - 5 January 1901, Frederiksberg). He died in 1918 at Bagsvaerd and was buried at Solbjerg Parkkirkegård.

Selected works in Odense

Sukkerkogeriet

Odense City Hall

• Funen Stiftstidendes buildings near Lille Gråbrødrestræde (1866 sabotaged 1944)
• Torvehal Fisketorvet (1867, moved in 1875, later burned)
• The Danish Masonic Order lodge building, Albanigade 16 (1870)
• Sukkerkogeriet Odense, Vesterbro 118-120 (1872-73, now theater, etc..)
• Local girls' school, Klaregade (1873, demolished)
• Fyens Disconto Kasse (1873-74, demolished)
• Funen Diocese Savings Bank , later The hive , the Fish Market (1874-75)
• Rytterkasernen (barracks), Pjentendamsgade 21 (1874-80)
• Garrison Hospital, Albanigade (1876, demolished)
• Jernbanegades Skole, Jernbanegade 20 (1878-83, together with Johan Daniel Herholdt)
• Odense City Hall (1881-83, together with J.D. Herholt 1st prize, interiors comprehensively reworked)

References

External links

• Media related to Carl Lendorf at Wikimedia Commons