Humleby

Humleby (lit. 'Hops Town') is an enclave of terraced houses situated next to the Carlsberg area in the Vesterbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. They were built between 1885 and 1891 by the Worker's Building Society to provide healthy housing for the workers at Burmeister & Wain.

Five storied attached brick dwelling on the street. Elaborate ornamentation such as a large gable with curved roof, cornices and stone work around the rounded arch entrance. — *Jerichausgade*, a side street to Ny Carlsberg Vej

The area consists of 235 three storey houses. They were designed by Frederik Bøttger, the architect of the Building Society, who was inspired by English working-class housing.^[1]

Streets edit

Vesterfælledvej
Ny Carlsberg Vej* Freundsgade - named after the sculptor Hermann Ernst Freund (1786-1840)
Jerichausgade - named after the sculptor Jens Adolf Jerichau (1816-1883)
Bissensgade - named after Herman Wilhelm Bissen (1798-1868)
Ernst Meyers Gade - named after the painter Ernst Meyer (1797-1861)
Lundbyesgade - named after the painter Johan Thomas Lundbye (1818-1848)
Küchlersgade - named after the painter Albert Küchler (1803-1886)
Carstensgade - named after the painter Asmus Jacob Carstens (1754-1798)