Frogner in Oslo, Norway — Northern Europe (a Nordic Country in Scandinavia)

Arbeider Bolig
⎯⎯⎯
Workers Housing

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 11, 2024

1. Arbeider Bolig / Workers Housing Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Arbeider
Bolig
Oppført 1881
Her bodde 508 personer
i 122 leiligheter hvorav 115
på 1 rom og kjøkken
Arkitekt
Hjalmar Welhaven

(English translation:)
Workers housing, built 1881. 508 people lived here in 122 apartments, of which 115 were single room and kitchen. Architect Hjalmar Welhaven.

Erected by Selskabet For Oslo Byes Vel.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Selskabet For Oslo Byes Vel series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1881.

Location. 59° 54.733′ N, 10° 43.474′ E. Marker is in Oslo. It is in Frogner. It is on Ruseløkkveien, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Ruseløkkveien 60, Oslo 0251, Norway. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

on the Atlantic Arc,

in Europe,

in Atlantic Europe,

in Scandinavia,

in the Nordic Countries,

in the Schengen Area,

and in the Western World.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this

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marker: Mosse Jørgenson (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Akers Mekaniske Verksted / Akers Mechanical Workshop (about 210 meters away); Cora Sandel (about 210 meters away); Kirsten Ohm (about 240 meters away); Ingeniørenes Hus / Engineers Building (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Wehrmachts Bunker (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Club 7 (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); 9. April 1940 (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oslo.

Also see . . . Arbeider Bolig (Selskabet For Oslo Byes Vel, in Norwegian).

Excerpt (in translation): The workers' blocks in Ruseløkkveien 60 were built in 1881 by the philanthropic company "Arbeiderboligen av 1851". The architect was Hjalmar Welhaven and the project was awarded a silver medal at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1889.

Arbeiderboligen av 1851 ("Workers' housing of 1851") was founded by Christiania's police chief Christian Frederik Jacob von Munthe af Morgenstierne together with a number of socially interested citizens. The small apartments were of great help in reducing the housing shortage, but it was still not completely social housing
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 11, 2024

2. Arbeider Bolig / Workers Housing Marker - wide view
construction. Only workers with relatively "high" wages could afford to live here.

(Submitted on July 24, 2024.)

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Arbeider Bolig / Workers Housing Marker - wider view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 11, 2024

3. Arbeider Bolig / Workers Housing Marker - wider view

Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 168 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 24, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.

Arbeider Bolig⎯⎯⎯Workers Housing

Arbeider Bolig
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Workers Housing