Constructed in 1928, the previous tele-building in Kongsberg is brick built with a plastered finish in a neo-classical style. Initially, the ground floor was rented out and functio ...
Constructed in 1928, the previous tele-building in Kongsberg is brick built with a plastered finish in a neo-classical style. Initially, the ground floor was rented out and functioned as a post office and library, while Telegrafverket ran their activities on the first floor. The second floor contained accommodation for both the telegraph manager and the postmaster
The building was constructed around a strict economic framework. The Parliament’s committee for postal- and telegraph services had granted a sum of 140 000 NOK for the build, and made it clear that the utmost thrift was necessary so as not to exceed this amount.
The previous Kongsberg tele-building is situated in Myntgata 4 (Klokkerbakken) within the town’s cultural centre, and is a good example of “public” neo-classicism. Particularly its façade, entrance hall and stairwells, are worthy of preservation. When the building was sold by Telenor in 1996/97, it was in use as an information centre.
Today the building houses Telegrafen Legekontor (medical surgery).
Floor area: 248 m2 (1955) 254 m2 (1968)
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Kongsberg telebygg ligger innenfor byens kultursentrum og er et godt eksempel på "offentlig" nyklassisisme. Byggets fasade, inngangsparti og trapperom er spesielt bevaringsverdig. Bygget har vært brukt som opplysningssentral. Det er et pusset murbygg i nyklassisistisk stil, tre etasjer.
I den første tiden var første etasje leid ut til post og bibliotek, mens Telegrafverket hadde telegraf i annen etasje. Tredje etasje var innredet med leiligheter til både telegraf- og postbestyreren. Bygget hadde en stram økonomisk ramme. Stortingets post- og telegrafkomite hadde bevilget 140 000 kroner til oppføringen av huset, og komiteen understreket at det ble utvist den største sparsommelighet for at summen ikke skulle overskrides.
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