Stora Katrinelund, Listed building complex in Gothenburg, Sweden

Stora Katrinelund is a protected building complex in Gothenburg made up of several structures in different architectural styles. The site currently houses a secondary school specializing in education related to park and landscape gardening.

The first known tenant was the brewer Michel Gerritsson, who farmed the land from 1638 to 1654. In 1683 the estate passed to the councillor Volrath Tham, who turned it into a summer residence with orchards, tobacco, hops and vines; a 1696 map records a well-built house with a garden. The merchant Lars Levgren bought it in 1799, and his family kept it until the city of Gothenburg bought it in 1897 for 130,000 kronor.

The name Katrinelund appears in an inventory from 1798, when the estate was held by sailmaker Christian Beckman; earlier it was called "Giert Mickelssons land". From 1683, when councillor Volrath Tham owned the land, it served as a summer residence, and the garden grew fruit trees, tobacco, hops and vines. Anders Georg Levgren later cultivated tobacco on the ground that became Levgrens äng.

The complex is located in Gothenburg and can be explored from the outside, with the different building types easy to spot. Keep in mind it is an active school campus, so being respectful of ongoing activities matters.

The main building is about 30 metres long, built of horizontal timber in the later half of the 18th century, and has 13 rooms; the large hall holds wall paintings. The 1923 description records grey-brown oil paint, red single-panelled roof tiles and three doors on the main facade.