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Aðalstræti 12 - Ísafold

Aðalstræti 12 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 8, 2017

1. Aðalstræti 12 Marker

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Björn Jónsson ritstjóri og síðar ráðherra reisti þetta hús 1886 á lóð nr. 8 við Austurstræti. Hann gaf út vikublaðið Ísafold frá 1874 og við það var prentsmiðjan og húsið kennt. Íbúð hans var á efri hæð hússins en á neðri hæð var prentsmiðjan, þar sem Morgunbladið var prentað frá stofnun þess 1913 til 1956. Húsið var tekið niður og flutt á nýjan kjallara hér í Aðalstræti arið 1999.

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(English translation:) Björn Jónsson, editor and later a government minister, erected this house in 1886 on plot No. 8 at Austurstræti. He published the weekly newspaper Ísafold from 1874, and the printing works and building were named after it. His apartment was on the upper floor of the building, and on the lower floor was the printing press, where the Morgunbladid (Iceland's largest daily newspaper) was printed from its founding in 1913 to 1956. The house was taken down and moved onto a new foundation here in Aðalstræti in the year 1999.

Erected 2012 by Reitir, Minjavernd.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Communications.

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A significant historical year for this entry is 1886.

Location. 64° 8.862′ N, 21° 56.528′ W. Marker is in Reykjavík, Capital Region (Höfuðborgarsvæðið), in Reykjavíkurborg. It is in Centre. Marker is at the intersection of Aðalstræti and Grjótagata, on the right when traveling south on Aðalstræti. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Aðalstræti 12, Reykjavík, Capital Region 101, Iceland. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Grjógata 4 (a few steps from this marker); Aðalstræti 16 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Settlement of Reykjavík (within shouting distance of this marker); Adlon (within shouting distance of this marker); Vik Church Altar (within shouting distance of this marker); Theodóra Thoroddsen (within shouting distance of this marker); Grjótaþorp (within shouting distance of this marker); Laufey Jakobsdóttir (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Reykjavík.

Aðalstræti 12 - Ísafold and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 8, 2017

2. Aðalstræti 12 - Ísafold and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 3, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 157 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 3, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.