The farmhouse from Vestre Eikje farm was built as a residence for the local sheriff, Knut Larsen Eikje, about 1790. The ground floor is typical of farmhouses from the period and served as the household’s daily living quarters. The first floor had a representative function and contains a large, decorated reception room dated 1799. The farmhouse was donated to the museum in 1934 and was the first building to be moved to the open-air museum in Prestfoss.
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Sigdal Museum
The farmhouse from Vestre Eikje farm was built as a residence for the local sheriff, Knut Larsen Eikje, about 1790. The ground floor is typical of farmhouses from the period and served as the household’s daily living quarters. The first floor had a representative function and contains a large, decorated reception room dated 1799. The farmhouse was donated to the museum in 1934 and was the first building to be moved to the open-air museum in Prestfoss.
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Sigdal Museum
The farmhouse from Vestre Eikje farm was built as a residence for the local sheriff, Knut Larsen Eikje, about 1790. The ground floor is typical of farmhouses from the period and served as the household’s daily living quarters. The first floor had a representative function and contains a large, decorated reception room dated 1799. The farmhouse was donated to the museum in 1934 and was the first building to be moved to the open-air museum in Prestfoss.
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Sigdal Museum
The farmhouse from Vestre Eikje farm was built as a residence for the local sheriff, Knut Larsen Eikje, about 1790. The ground floor is typical of farmhouses from the period and served as the household’s daily living quarters. The first floor had a representative function and contains a large, decorated reception room dated 1799. The farmhouse was donated to the museum in 1934 and was the first building to be moved to the open-air museum in Prestfoss.
Photo:
Sigdal Museum
The farmhouse from Vestre Eikje farm was built as a residence for the local sheriff, Knut Larsen Eikje, about 1790. The ground floor is typical of farmhouses from the period and served as the household’s daily living quarters. The first floor had a representative function and contains a large, decorated reception room dated 1799. The farmhouse was donated to the museum in 1934 and was the first building to be moved to the open-air museum in Prestfoss.
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Johnsen, Bjørn
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Sigdal Museum