About Abelines Gaard

Abelines Gaard was built in several stages, but by the same family from 1854-1871. First the barn and stable were built, then the eastern wing, and in 1871 Christen Christensen and Kristine Lauridsen built the farmhouse. Their initials can be seen on the south facade. The buildings replaced an earlier farm, which was located almost in the same place.

Abelines Gaard is an old beach bailiff's farm - the man on the farm was also a beach bailiff - over the years, many stranded sailors have spent the night in the living rooms.

A major stranding

In 1890, the dune farm's eldest son Laurids married the neighboring girl Abeline. In 1894, the large sailing ship, Elisabeth Rickmers, ran aground in the farm's strandlen - the part of the beach that belonged to the beach bailiff. 19 sailors were accommodated, and until 1980 the nameplate from the ship hung above the gate on the farm's east facade.
The stranding and the subsequent stranding auctions boosted the farm's finances, so Abeline's father-in-law was able to leave the farm to Abeline and Laurids, who became the new beach bailiff.

Life as a widow

But in 1904 Laurids died of tuberculosis, and Abeline had to look after the farm and the five children alone. As a woman, she could not take over the position of beach bailiff, and thus lost a large part of the farm's earnings. But with the help of her children, the annual summer visitors and her work as a telephone operator, she was able to stay on the farm until her death in 1957.

It is Abeline's unfortunate situation that makes Abelines Gaard so special. The young widow could not afford to do anything to the large farm, so it was left as it was when Laurids died. The only thing Abeline changed was the fence that was put up outside so that the fancy summer visitors didn't have to sit behind the animals as the farm people did.