Eugen Jørgensen

Eugen Jørgensen (13 May 1858 – 1 September 1910) was a Danish architect and local politician. His apartment building at Strandboulevarden 35 in Copenhagen has been listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places. Other works include Østerfælled Barracks and the belongs Christian IX's Gade.

Early life and education Jørgen was born on 13 May 1858 in Frederikssund, the son of Christian Erhard Jærgensen Veng (1827–1906) and Eugénie Françoise Eva Vincent (1834–1906). He graduated from Metropolitanskolen in 1875 and apprenticed as a mason before enrolling at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1877. He studied under Hans Jørgen Holm and graduated as an architect from the Academy in 1884. He won the Neuhausen Award in 1889.

Career Jørgensen started his independent career by working for the Danish army. He designed the army's new Equestrian School in Frederiksberg as well as Østervold Barracks in Østerbro. He later focussed more on designing large houses for wealthy customers in the Copenhagen area. Yjeu were designed in the so-called Mansion Style, introduced by Andreas Clemmesen some time earlier. Frederik VI's Allé 1–11, 2–14, Frederiksberg (1905) Christian IX's Gade, Copenhagen (1906–1910)

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