Fredriksdals herrgård, Manor museum in Helsingborg, Sweden

Fredriksdals herrgård is a manor house museum covering over 36 hectares with numerous historical buildings, gardens, and exhibits about Swedish rural life. The property displays different architectural styles from various periods and houses an active printing museum.

Fredrik Wilhelm Cöster the Elder built the main house in 1787 as a summer residence. His son made it a permanent home in 1799 and added two wings, the north one in 1798 and the south one in 1807. Mayor Anders Petter Ståhle, owner from 1811, rebuilt the southern part in brick and had the facade whitewashed in 1822. The von Knorrings added a pediment in the 1840s, and consul Oscar Trapp later sold plots for the expanding town.

The site showcases traditional printing arts at the Grafiska Museet, which operates as the largest active printing museum in the Nordic region. You can watch how these historical techniques are still practiced today.

The site is accessible on foot via several pathways, with signs marking key buildings and gardens. Visitors should wear comfortable shoes as the property is extensive and covers varied terrain.

The building was erected in 1787 as a summer home for Fredrik Wilhelm Cöster the Elder, a member of parliament and director of the Södra diving and salvage company. The family spent the rest of the year at Gamlegård in central Helsingborg, and the house was only adapted for winter living after his son made it his permanent home in 1799.