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