Carl Julius Bergstrøm

Carl Julius Bergstrøm
Born	05 (1828) Copenhagen, Denmark
Died	4 February 1898(1898-02-04) (aged 69–70) Trondheim, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation	Architect
Spouse	Henriette Jacobsen
Parent	J.W. Bergstrøm
Buildings	Vågan Church

Carl Julius Bergstrøm (born April/May 1828 in Copenhagen, died 4 February 1898 in Trondheim) was a Norwegian architect who worked in the city of Trondheim from 1872 until his death in 1898.[1]

Biography

Bergstrøm probably came to Norway with his father J. W. Bergstrøm and his brother William in 1837 when he was only 9 years old. Shortly thereafter, the family settled in Horten, where the father worked as a builder at Karljohansvern. He married Henriette Jacobsen.[2]

Buildings

Vågan Church

Bergstrøm designed several church buildings made of wood or natural stone with a mixture of Swiss chalet style and Neo-gothic architecture. He also worked all over Northern Norway in what is now Trøndelag, Nordland, and Troms counties.[2]

His most famous buildings are Vågan Church (1898), also known as the Lofoten Cathedral, as well as Melhus Church (1892), Orkdal Church (1892) and Sortland Church (1901). Other churches include: Gildeskål Church, Horg Church, Nordbotn Church, Nordli Church, Saura Church, and Sørli Church.

References

1. Gunnarsjaa, Arne (2007). Arkitekturleksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Abstrakt Forlag AS. p. 89. ISBN 9788279351979.
2. Eldal, Jens Christian, ed. (2013-07-03). "Carl J. Bergstrøm". Norske kunstnerleksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-04-26.