Charlottendal, Historic estate in Gröndal, Stockholm, Sweden
Charlottendal is a former croft and summer residence from the 1780s at Gröndalsvägen 9–11 in the Gröndal district of Stockholm. Its timbered main building with a mansard roof, built by spice merchant Anders Keysner, still stands at the entrance to Gröndal from Liljeholmen. The buildings are blue-marked by the Stockholm City Museum.
Charlottendal was one of several small farms and crofts detached from Hägerstens gård in 1779 and turned into manor-like summer residences. The croft, earlier called Ludikulla and at times a tavern, was bought in the 1780s by spice merchant Anders Keysner, who named it after his wife and built the surviving timbered main building with a broken roof. The city of Stockholm owned the property from 1916; builder Olle Engkvist acquired it in the mid-1940s and restored it with architects Backström & Reinius, living there with his wife Signhild from 1947 until shortly before his death in 1969.
The name Charlottendal comes from Charlotta, the wife of spice merchant Anders Keysner, who bought the croft in the 1780s. Before that it was called Ludikulla and served at times as an inn. Since 2020 the property has been owned by a group of Gröndal and Södermalm residents.
Charlottendal stands at Gröndalsvägen 9-11 in Gröndal, Stockholm, near the road into Gröndal from Liljeholmen. The timbered main building with a broken roof sits by the entrance, and the grounds are private, so the buildings are seen from the street. The area is served by public transport within Stockholm.
In the garden Olle Engkvist placed sculptures by Stig Blomberg and Carl Milles, including a copy of Milles's "Two Wild Boars". The Engkvist foundation sold that piece at Bukowskis in 2019 for 4.2 million SEK. Engkvist lived here with his wife Signhild from 1947 until shortly before his death in 1969.
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