Pósthússtræti 3 Benchmark - Reykjavik, Iceland - European Historic Survey Stones, Monuments and Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

The benchmark consists of an anchor in the wall of the building. The building was constructed in 1882 and has a long and varied history.

A historical marker on the building reads (in Icelandic):

Pósthússtræti 3

Bæjarstjórn Reykjavikur byggði húsið sem barnaskóla 1882. Í því hefur einnig verið starfrækt pósthús og höfuðstöðvar Landssíma Íslands. Húsið var notað sem lögreglustöð á árunum 1931-1965. Í kjallaranum voru alkunnar fangageymslur. Menn vora settir í "steininn" eða "grjótið" eins og kallað var. Aðalhönnuður hússins var F.A. Bald yfirsmiður Alþingshússins.

[English Translation:]

Pósthússtræti 3

This house was built as a municipal primary school in 1882. It also operated as a post office and headquarters of Iceland Telecom. The house was used as a police station in the years 1931-1965. The cellar was a well known detention facility. Our men placed the "stone" or "stones" as it was called. Core developer of the building was F. A. Bald, head builder of Parliament House.

Some Additional Information (in Icelandic):

"Þetta hús er byggt sem skólahús árið 1882. Á lóðinni stóðu áður hús Flensborgarverslunar sem sjá má að uppdrætti frá 1801. Framkvæmdarstjóri byggingarinnar var Bald, en hann hafði nýverið lokið við byggingu Alþingishússins. Lyders, sem einnig hafði unnið við Alþingishúsið, var ábyrgur fyrir steinsmíðinni. Árið 1885 lét bæjarstjórnin byggja leikfimihús úr timbri við húsið. Það var með járnþaki og málað með olíulit að utan og innan. Árið 1898 flutti barnaskólinn í nýtt hús suður við Tjörnina og var húsið þá gert að pósthúsi. Árið 1914 er byggt nýtt pósthús á suðurhluta lóðarinnar og er fjallað um það á sér skjali, Pósthússtræti 5. Árið 1921 var sett loftskeytamastur á þak hússins. Árið 1922 var þakinu breytt og sett á það brotið þak, mansard þak, í stað valmaþaksins.
Landsíminn flutti úr húsinu árið 1931 og var það þá gert að lögreglustöð. Póstur og sími tók aftur við húsinu eftir að lögreglustöðin flutti á Hverfisgötuna. Síðustu árin hefur Hitt húsið, menningar- og upplýsingamiðstöð ungs fólks, haft húsið til afnota."

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[English Translation:]

This house was built as a schoolhouse in 1882. On the site before the house was built stood Flensburg Traders, which can be see in the drawings from 1801. The Secretary-General of the building was Bald, but he had recently completed the construction of the Parliament. Lyders, who also had worked with Parliament, was responsible for the stone construction. In 1885 made the council building leikfimihús timber to house. It was an iron roof and painted with oil paint on the outside and within. In 1898, the primary school moved into a new house south of the pond and the house was then made into a post office. In 1914 a new post office was built south of the site... in 1921 a radio mast was installed on the roof of the building. In 1922 the roof was changed to a mansard roof.
Iceland Telecom moved from the house in 1931 and it was then made a police station. Mail and phone took back the house after the police station moved to Hverfisgötuna. In recent years, it has become a cultural and information center for young people to use.

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