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

Lille Frogner

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 25, 2025

1. Lille Frogner Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Hovedbygningen
Oppført 1790-årene av Generalkrigskommissær Friderich Gotschalck Haxthausen
Fredet

(English translation:)
The Main Building. Built in the 1790s by Generalkrigskommissar Friderich Gotschalck Haxthausen. Listed building.

Erected by Selskabet For Oslo Byes Vel.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Selskabet For Oslo Byes Vel series list.

Location. 59° 55.176′ N, 10° 42.723′ E. Marker is in Oslo. It is in Frogner. It is on Lille Frogner allé, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Lille Frogner allé 6, Oslo 0263, 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 marker: Anders B. Wilse (within shouting distance of this marker); Nora Gulbrandsen

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(about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Robert Levin (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Francis Bull (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Frederik Stangs gate 22-24 (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Løkken Gimle / Gimle Estate (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Kjeglebanen / Bowling Alley (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Milorgs Sentralledelse og Hjemmefrontens ledelse / Central Leadership of Milorg and the Home Front (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oslo.

Also see . . . Lille Frogner (Selskabet For Oslo Byes Vel, in translation). Excerpt (in translation):

On Frogner Hill, merchant Halvor Tønsberg planted a small garden in the 1750s, which 20 years later was renamed Lille Frogner. General Fredrik Gotschalck Haxthausen bought the parcel in 1794 and developed it with a small manor house and expanded it to 130 acres of land. In 1814, Haxthausen was appointed Minister of Finance, Lieutenant General and Chief Marshal of the Court, and he played a central role in Norway's failed war against Sweden. He was designated a scapegoat and later renounced his positions and asked to be court-martialed,
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 25, 2025

2. Lille Frogner and Marker
and he was acquitted.

King Carl Johan bought the parcel as part of a large-scale plan for a continuous park from the Palace to Bygdøy. Oscar I sold Lille Frogner to assessor Severin Løvenskiold, who parceled out the property. It was listed as protected in 1967.

(Submitted on July 30, 2025.)

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Credits. This page was last revised on July 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 30, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 146 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 30, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.