Franzén House

Oulu, Finland

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

The Franzén House, a neoclassical residence built in 1829 in Oulu, Finland, was designed by the architect Carl Ludvig Engel. Now protected under Finnish architectural heritage law, the house exemplifies the refined proportions and restrained ornamentation characteristic of early 19th-century neoclassicism in the Nordic region.

Architect

Carl Ludvig Engel

Movement

Neoclassical architecture

Built: 1829
Type: house, residential building
Heritage: protected by the law on the protection of the architectural heritage in Finland
Place: Oulu, Finland