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Garðahús Vicarage

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    April 29, 2023

    Garðahús was built as a vicarage in the years
    1876-1882. It is the first concrete building of
    this type built in Iceland and Scandinavia even.


    Garðahús was discontinued as a vicarage in
    1886 and after that its land was leased for
    farming until 1931. Extensive changes were
    made to the house in 1935 in order for it to be
    used as a morgue and a funeral chapel, which
    never happened. When the Akranes Folk
    Museum was founded on 13th December
    1959, it acquired Garðahús for housing the
    museum. The house was brought back to its
    original form in 1986-1990 and is now used
    for exhibitions.


    Source: Local signage

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