About Breidablikk

The manor house Breidablikk was built by shipowner, merchant, and politician Lars Berentsen (1838-1896). In the late 19th century, he was among the wealthiest citizens of Stavanger and wanted a representative home that would not fall short of the neighboring property Ledaal. He therefore engaged one of the country’s most renowned architects, Henrik Nissen from Kristiania, for the project. The house was completed in 1882 and remained in the family’s possession until 1965.

In 1954, Olga Berentsen made the property available to a foundation that would "aim to preserve the park-like grounds of Breidablikk and the family’s old home there, along with equipment and furnishings that have accompanied it through my siblings and my parents generations as a reminder of a bygone cultural period in the city."

Upon Olga Berentsen's death in 1965, the City of Stavanger took over responsibility for the park, while the Stavanger Museum was entrusted with the house which opened to the public in 1975. Today, the beautiful shipowner’s villa is open to the public during the summer season and for school groups year-round.