Boholm

For over half of the 1960s, a committee researched and managed the city's cultural buildings. The final report was published in 1972, and one of the first issues the city had to address was the future of Bo gård. Despite significant deterioration, the building, built in 1777 by Count Carl Pfeiff, was an unforgettable environmental entity among the new housing on the Bo estate. Restoration was completed in 1974-1975. Initially, it was suggested that the building would be converted into a service residence, but eventually a more broadly useful, social orientation was chosen. The eastern wing is now used by professional services such as home care, while the western wing is rented as a banquet hall. The red pavilions are used for the school library and teaching spaces for the music school. Originally, the buildings were unpanelled, and the red sloping timber gave a completely different impression than it does today. Bo gård was a farm for many years, and the outbuildings that once existed – stable, barn, log, grain storage, machine shed, hayloft, pigsty, smithy, etc. – are long gone. The only thing that remains is the mill, which was built on Kvarnbacken to the east of the farm in 1816.

Text: Louise Schlyter

Source: https://lidingo.se/toppmeny/kulturfritid/kulturochmotesplatser/kulturvandringar

Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license

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