Norrmalm in Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden — Northern Europe (Scandinavia)

Brantingska Huset / The Branting House

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 9, 2017

1. Brantingska Huset / The Branting House Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Hjalmar Branting (1860 - 1925) bodde tillsammans med sin familj i detta hus under i stort sett hela sitt liv. Branting var statsminister för den första Socialdemokratiska regeringen i Sverige 1920 och fick Nobels fredspris 1921. Han var även en drivande kraft bakom grundandet av Nationernas Förbund.

1861-1862 lät Hjalmar Brantings far, professor Gabriel Branting uppföra detta hus i fyra plan samt en envånings gårdsbyggnad. Huset, som då ansågs ligga så gott som på landet, övergick vid faderns död 1881 via fideikommiss i Hj. Brantings ägo. Byggnaden förblev i familjens ägo till 1972 då den övertogs av socialdemokratiska partistyrelsen som ägde huset fram till 1993.

1914 gjordes en genomgripande ombyggnad. Genom påbyggnad av två våningar och ny gårdsflygel fick huset sitt nuvarande utseende. Även interiört gjordes stora förändringar där bland annat mindre lägenheter slogs ihop så att det blev en stor lägenhet på varje våningsplan. 1948 gjordes en fasadrenovering och 1996 renoverades hela huset.

[English translation:]

Hjalmar Branting (1860-1925) lived together with his family in this

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house for almost all his life. Branting was prime minister of the first Social Democratic government in Sweden in 1920 and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1921. He was also a driving force behind the founding of the League of Nations.

Hjalmar Branting's father, Professor Gabriel Branting, built this four-level house and one-storey farm building in 1861-1862. The house, which was then considered to be virtually in the country, was transferred in 1881 to Hjalmar's ownership after his father's death. The building remained in the family's possession until 1972, when it was taken over by the Social Democratic Party Board, which owned the house until 1993.

The building was thoroughly renovated in 1914, giving the house its current look, with the addition of two floors and a new yard wing. The interior was also greatly altered, such that each floor was transformed into one large apartment. The facade was renovated in 1948, and again in 1996 the whole house was renovated.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1920.

Location. 59° 20.477′ N, 18° 3.147′ E. Marker is in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm County). It is in Norrmalm. Marker is at the intersection of Norrtullsgatan and Drottninggatan on Norrtullsgatan. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3 Norrtullsgatan, Stockholm, Stockholms län 113 29, Sweden. Touch for directions.

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Marker Inset: Drawings Showing Before and After 1914 Renovation image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 9, 2017

2. Marker Inset: Drawings Showing Before and After 1914 Renovation

At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. F D Stockholms Högskola / Stockholm University (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Spökslottet / Haunted Mansion (Scheffler's Palace) (about 210 meters away); Gamla Tekniska Högskolan / The Old Technical University (about 210 meters away); Drottninggatan 116A (about 240 meters away); August Strindberg (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Jenny Nyström (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Carl Jonas Love Almquist (approx. half a kilometer away); LO-Huset / LO Building (approx. 0.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stockholm.

Also see . . .
1. Hjalmar Branting (Wikipedia). "Karl Hjalmar Branting (23 November 1860 – 24 February 1925) was a Swedish politician. He was the leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party (1907–1925), and Prime Minister during three separate periods (1920, 1921–1923, and 1924–1925). When Branting came to power in 1920, he was the first Social Democratic Prime Minister of Sweden. When he took office for a second term after the general election of 1921, he became the first socialist politician in Europe to do so following elections with universal suffrage. In 1921, Sweden's Prime Minister Hjalmar Branting shared the Nobel Peace Prize with the Norwegian secretary-general of the

Brantingska Huset / The Branting House Marker - Wide View image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 9, 2017

3. Brantingska Huset / The Branting House Marker - Wide View

The marker is visible here to the left of the door.

Inter-Parliamentary Union Christian Lous Lange." (Submitted on January 8, 2018.)

2. Hjalmar Branting - Biographical (Nobelprize.org). (Submitted on January 8, 2018.)

Brantingska Huset / The Branting House Marker - Wider View image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 9, 2017

4. Brantingska Huset / The Branting House Marker - Wider View

Credits. This page was last revised on February 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 8, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 320 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 8, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.