Gunnar Kassman, a banker, decided to change the course of an entire island. Storholmen, Lidingö had once been an idyllic island in the Stockholm archipelago, owned by the Stephan von Höpken family. But with the wealth that came from the booming punsch industry, it was ripe for transformation. Cederlund, the owner of Villa Kassman, planned to create a private retreat for Sweden's elite. One of those new villas was Gunnar Kassman's own Villa Kassman, a manor house with a castle-like appearance.
Architect Albin Stark was tasked with the renovation of the existing stone house, which was completed in 1917. The villa was designed in the classicalist style, with beautiful gardens designed by trädgårdsdirektör Enoch Cederpalm. Gunnar Kassman passed away in the same year, and Storholmen was subsequently owned by Aktiebolaget Kreditinstitutet and then by Fabrikör Ingvar Frithiof and his family. Today, the house is in a run-down state, but it is the subject of restoration and cultural preservation plans.
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Written by Nik Frost
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