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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