Skovbøllingvej

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An authentic smallholding

By Per Grau Møller, Lektor, lic. phil. Syddansk Universitet (8 stories)

There is a very special little house on Skovbøllingvej near Haderslev. It is a good example of the type of small farm that arose during the interwar period. In 1934, the land the house and two others sit on was parcelled out from the Eliselund Farm. The property consists of a farmhouse connected by breezeway to a barn that runs perpendicular to it. The barn houses the stables and storage. Later, a shed used as a carriage house and henhouse was erected to the north. The house on Skovbøllingvej is a rare example of an authentic smallholding. It has been owned by the same family since it was built and is now a listed building.

Partly a public place

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Tough rules to prevent tin roofs

Story written by Per Grau Møller

Time / Periode 1934

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Anyone wanting a loan to build a state smallholding had to meet the tough requirements set by the county agricultural commission. In South Jutland, there were further national considerations to take into account. Peter Gram, an architect who lived from 1885-1937 and was a member of Haderslev County's Smallholding Commission, permitted a somewhat atypical design of the Skovbøllingvej farm. The walls were whitewashed concrete bricks, and it had a cement tile roof, instead of the standard tile or brick. The barn was also built in the German style and included a stud that raised the height of the loft, giving more room for hay and straw. The barn was built with lightweight tin sheets – known as frying pan plates". The decision to permit their use was controversial, for, as Smallholding Commission Chairman Niels Frederiksen told one farmer from Als: "You don't disgrace ancestral land with a tin roof." "