Our Parsonages
Allstad manages the history of parsonages and has around 140 parsonages and 600 small and large buildings associated with vicarages and parsonages throughout the country. Some are protected farm complexes, while others are homes in more recently developed residential areas. Here you can read more about them.
Buskerud
Røyken Parsonage
The parsonage was built in 1884. The residence has an area of 227 m2. Røyken parsonage estate is situated on a rise approximately 300 metres from Røyken Church. The farmyard consists of the parsonage, woodshed, farm building, storehouse and tenant farmer’s residence. Today, the Røyken Handicrafts Association is based in the old tenant farmer’s residence on the farmyard. Burial mounds dating from the Iron Age have been found on the property.
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Nordland
Saltdal Vicarage
Saltdal Vicarage was built in 1884–85. It has 260 m2 distributed over two floors. The residence is located by Fiskvågvatnet in Rognan. Saltdal Church is some distance from the vicarage, in the centre of the settlement.
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Vestfold
Sem Vicarage, Slagen
Sem Vicarage is located at Kongseik in Tønsberg. Slagen Church is situated on a hill 700 metres farther away. The farm and the church are visually connected from the main façade of the vicarage towards the garden. The vicarage is separated from the farm by a busy road. The vicarage is less prominent due to the noise barrier erected close to the main building and the nearby busy road.
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Telemark
Siljan Parsonage
The parsonage was previously on the Directorate for Cultural Heritage’s list of buildings worthy of preservation. In a review of the preservation criteria in 1993, Siljan was removed from the list because the criterion concerning an authentic building stock was not met. Allstad leases out the main building.
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Agder
Sirdal Parsonage
The old parsonage is located some distance from Tonstad town centre and the church. Sirdal vicarage was built in 1919 on the same site as the previous parsonage, which was demolished in 1916 and moved to Omlid. The vicarage garden offers a beautiful view down towards Lake Sirdal.
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Snåsa Vicarage, Vinje
Snåsa Parsonage, also known as Vinje, is one of the oldest farms in Snåsa. The parsonage has several buildings connected in a square formation, making the courtyard more enclosed than open. Construction of the distinctive main building in log timber, with its 20 rooms, began around 1770, during the time of Dean Sylow.
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Rogaland
Sokndal Parsonage
Sokndal parsonage, or Eik as it is known locally, is situated in a farmyard surrounded by a storehouse, barn and tenant farmer’s building. In the summer of 2016, the house was repaired and painted inside, and two new stoves were installed. Once some additional work has been completed, the house will be ready for rental. The local rural and history association, which rents the storehouse, has received a grant from Allstad to improve the roof. The new roof was completed in 2016.
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Telemark
Solum Parsonage
Solum Parsonage is located in Skien Municipality and has Solum Church as its nearest neighbour, on the other side of the road. The main building has a core dating from the 18th century, but bears the mark of alterations made in the 19th century. The house acquired its present appearance after an alteration in 1842, when the second floor was reportedly built. The house has taller windows on the second floor, and the placement of the windows does not correspond to that on the first floor. The long façade facing the courtyard has a classical entrance portal with a fanlight. Some older architectural details have been preserved in the interior.
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Nordland
Sømna vicarage, Sømhovd
The houses at Sømna vicarage were built around 1904. In addition to the vicarage, there is also a farm building and a brewhouse in the courtyard. The residence is beautifully situated beneath Hjarttinden, just outside the village of Vik.
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Inland
Sør-Aurdal Vicarage in Bagn
Sør-Aurdal Vicarage is located in Valdres, in Begnadalen, and is also called Bagn Vicarage. The vicarage consists of three listed buildings: the main building, storehouse, and woodshed, most of whose structures date back to 1809. The main building is a broad and stately, two-storey timber building with a hipped roof, whose builder was the parish priest and Eidsvoll representative Hans Jacob Stabel.
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