Prostvägen 6 - Solna Kyrkby, Solna
A rare opportunity to acquire Falkenerarbostället, built in 1726 and centrally located in the Solna church village, within walking distance of Karolinska University Hospital, Vasastan, and Hagaparken. This idyllic little 18th-century estate offers the chance to own a piece of Swedish history. Under the current owner, the property has undergone careful renovations to preserve and highlight its charm and character. Today, Falkenerarbostället is a modern and practical home spanning 182 square meters, featuring a beautiful interior with five 18th-century tiled stoves. Just around the corner is Solna Church, dating back to the 12th century, and the property includes 14 parking spaces that are rented out, generating a good income. The house is surrounded by a large, well-maintained garden of 2,716 square meters with generous lawns, planting beds, and several beautiful outdoor seating areas. The property is shielded from view by beautiful, mature trees and hedges, framed by blooming bird cherry and lilac. Exceptional city living with excellent transportation links, just ten minutes from Stureplan.
The Falkenerar residence was built in 1726 and features a six-room ground-floor layout typical of the period. Early in the building’s history, around 1800, the house was expanded by one pair of windows to the south through the extension of the two southern rooms.
Building preservation was a priority when the entire building was carefully renovated in 2016 by the current owner to preserve and highlight its charm and character. Today, Falkenerarbostället offers modern and practical living in a beautiful interior that evokes the 18th century.
GROUND PLAN
Enter through a large 18th-century front door into a hallway with a guest restroom. Limestone floors with hydronic floor heating.
The house's hall, featuring a tiled stove from the second half of the 18th century with polychrome decoration.
Dining room that seats about 10–12 people and features a tiled stove from the second half of the 18th century with blue decorations.
Classic-style kitchen with solid wood and granite countertops and painted pine cabinets. Double sink in white porcelain. Appliances include a Smeg stove with an overhead range hood, a microwave, a dishwasher, a freezer, and a spacious corner refrigerator.
Library/study with a round tiled stove from the second half of the 18th century featuring polychrome decoration.
Guest room / TV room with a round, green-glazed tiled stove from the second half of the 18th century.
Plastered ceilings painted white throughout. Ceiling height on the ground floor is approximately 2.20 m.
Beautiful pine plank floors throughout, dating from the 18th century, except in the kitchen, where the floor dates from the early 20th century.
UPPER FLOOR
Upper hall with beautiful natural light.
Master bedroom with walls featuring painted wood paneling dating from around 1800 and a round tiled stove from the second half of the 18th century with geometric blue-and-white decoration.
Two practical walk-in closets with plenty of space and built-in shelving; both closets have windows, and one also has a skylight.
Another bedroom with a built-in closet.
Bathroom with freestanding bathtub, glass-enclosed shower, sink with vanity, toilet, and ceiling spotlights. Partially white tile on the walls and limestone on the floor. Laundry area with beadboard on the walls, featuring a washer and dryer. Electric floor heating. Separate storage room.
The upper floor features hand-planed, painted ceilings throughout, except in the bathroom and the two walk-in closets. The upper floor has three original doors dating from the time the house was built. Beautiful 18th-century pine plank floors are found throughout, except in the bathroom and the laundry room.
Virtually the entire building is painted throughout with matte linseed oil paint in harmonious colors. Most of the rooms have clay-plastered walls (walls finished using traditional techniques that provide excellent insulation).
The building's five 18th-century tiled stoves work very well.
BASEMENT AND ATTIC
A vaulted cellar beneath the central section of the house, accessible from the outside. The cellar houses a geothermal heat pump and is currently used as a storage area. It would be ideal to convert the cellar into a wine cellar.
Half of the attic is insulated and was previously used as living space by the former owners (today it is used only as a heated storage area; the attic is not included in the living area). The other half of the attic is insulated down to the ceiling of the upper floor, but is otherwise uninsulated and is currently used as a storage area.
14 PARKING SPACES, AVAILABLE FOR RENT
On the property, but outside the fence, there are 14 parking spaces that belong to the property. These are currently rented out for 575 SEK (including VAT) per space per month, for a total of 8,050 SEK per month.
Mature large trees such as chestnut, gray pear, various apple varieties, as well as currants, flowering bird cherry, and lilac. An evergreen yew hedge runs along the fence bordering the property’s 14 parking spaces and gatan. Newer tree plantings include bigarreau cherries, plums, Ornäs birches, and lindens. A patio behind a privet hedge features gravel, planting boxes, and a pergola covered with climbing honey roses and clematis. The flower beds in front of the house feature evergreen plants. The garden features a small chicken coop with an attached outdoor run, as well as three charming lampposts. There are large lawn areas for play and plenty of space for socializing, along with several cozy outdoor seating areas on different sides of the house.
The falconer’s residence, located in Solna Kyrkby, was built in 1726 as a residence for the master falconer Christian Freundt. King Frederick I (1676–1751) was deeply inspired by falconry and falcon hunts, and he formally established a royal falconry estate in Sweden, with the Falkenerarbostället under the jurisdiction of Karlberg Palace. The Palace Archives, housed in the Royal Palace in Stockholm, still preserve original documents that attest to the origins of the Falconer’s Residence.
Falconry, or falcon hunting, has throughout its history been an exclusive form of hunting intended primarily for kings and their courts. For nearly 150 years, the falconer’s residence in Solna Kyrkby served as the official residence of the royal masters of falconry.
Following falconer Christan Freundt, the position of Master Falconer to King Frederick I was taken over by Lucas Boogers from Falkenwerth in the Netherlands. Interestingly, when Lucas Boogers retired from his post, he took over, developed, and ran Stallmästaregården.
During the reign of King Adolf Fredrik (1710–1771), Michel von Ham was appointed Royal Master Falconer and resided at the Falconer’s Residence. Thereafter, the office of Royal Master of the Falconry and Chief Huntsman—and with it, the official residence—was inherited by his son Carl Henric von Ham and subsequently by his son Carl Harold Konstantin von Ham, who became Sweden’s last Royal Master of the Falconry and died in 1867.
The Solna Parish acquired Falkenerarbostället in 1897, and from 1937 to 1967, the property housed the Solna Local History Museum. Subsequently, Falkenerarbostället was rented out as a residence and sold by the Solna Parish to a private owner in 1997. The current owner acquired the property in 2015.
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