Feel like a giant in the small Storgata - a copy of Storgata in Lillehammer á 1930.
Lilleputthammer Family Park is a miniature version of Storgata in Lillehammer in the 1930s, built on a scale of 1:4. For adults, Lilleputthammer Family Park provides a historical look back to the 1930s with the shops, hotels and cafes of the time. For the children, it is great fun to feel like giants in the small town, and peek into the windows where a few different things are on display. It is also possible to enter many of the houses.
In the Children's Book Village in the middle of "Storgata" you will find Europe's largest collection of used children's books - almost 15,000 used children's books spread over 5 houses.
Join a city walk in Lilleputthammer
Below we have described some of the history behind the various buildings and farms in Lillehammer. Lillehammer belongs to the so-called "landscaped cities". On 7 August 1827, the town was founded by the government, but the staking out of plots did not begin until 1828. Road inspector C. Buchholz's plan and building regulations were not adopted by royal decree until 7 July 1828. The building statutes stipulated rules for the buildings, for the width of the streets and the houses in relation to the street line. Here there are provisions that the corner buildings should have broken corners of at least 5 ells wide. The result of the provision is still easily visible in Lillehammer.
The building tradition in Lillehammer testifies to sobriety and little extravagance. But if you start looking and looking, you will still find many fun and interesting architectural historical expressions both in the whole and in the details.
Storgata 31 – Wiesegården
The building is from Lillehammer's oldest period, and was built in Empire style by merchant Ludvig Wiese. Half of the ground floor was business premises, and on the second floor there was a large hall where Wiese held large Christmas balls with up to a couple of hundred guests from Lillehammer and the surrounding villages.
Storgata 32 – Astrupgården
The building is a two-storey log house, and built with standing panels in distinctly urban Gothic with elements of dragon style. The building is a good example of the typical and magnificent building tradition of the last half of the last century.
Storgata 41
The building is built in Swiss style, and was built by merchant Rolf Bjørke around 1900.
Storgata 42
Is also built in Swiss style. On the corner, there has been a shop for over 100 years. In the early 1900s, Netta Olsen shopped for white goods here. Later, the business was taken over by Helene Forberg, and in 1921 Ivar Rønning's Manufaktur opened.
Storgata 46 – Raabe-gården
Is named after gardener Raabe, who had a flower and vegetable shop here for a number of years. The well-known art turner and pipe manufacturer Gudbrand Larsen established himself in the building in 1844.
Storgata 45
Is a timber building dazzled with bricks and plastered, built in the 1850s. It was often called Baumannsgården after the district physician Ludvig Adolf Baumann, who was a doctor in Lillehammer from 1858-78. On the ground floor was the Promenade Café.
Storgata 62 – Bergsenghjørnet
Thor Bergseng & Co is a two-storey empire building with horizontal panelling and a curved roof. The business was started in 1841 by Arne Bergseng. He ran a regular farmer's shop, and the business is still owned by the same family.
Storgata 61 – Olstadgården
Was a well-known business in Lillehammer before. From 1842, A. G. Olstad ran a considerable business.
Storgata 72
Merchant Chr. Andersen ran a successful business here. In the backyard he had a tobacco spinning mill, a box factory and a label printing house.
Storgata 74
Goldsmith J. Frisenberg is one of the city's oldest craft businesses still in operation. The building has many elements from neoclassicism.
Storgata 83
Storgata 84 – Victoria Hotel
Can trace its history back to the 1870s. The hotel was built by Knut Morterud, and consists of two buildings that were joined together with equal ceiling height and flat roofs at the turn of the century. The flat roof was an attraction for tourists, and many artists enjoyed life here. The hotel has also had several royal overnight guests; King Haakon and Queen Maud in 1906 and King Olav in 1958.
Source: Vandreboken for Fåberg og Lillehammer, new and revised edition 1991 by Fåberg Historielag
