will from 1840 with the result that it could no longer be sold, pledged or divided between heirs. It was the last wtamhus established in Denmark. In 1845, he also constructed a new, two-storey main building with the assistance of the master carpenter Otto Michael Glahn. On Ludvig Grrandjean' death in 1861. Vannerslund was passed on to his son Johan Carl Wilhelm Grandjean. He was in turn succeeded by his own son, Johan Ludvig Grandjean, who held the estate until 1926. The so-called lensafløsningslov of 1919 introduced such a hard taxation of len and stamhuse that it meant a de facto dissolution of them. In 1930, it was therefore ceded to his son Vincens Grandjean as his personal property. Vincens Grandjean married on 14 March 1937 Nina Agnete Elsa Charlotta Tuxen, a daughter of the painter Laurits Tuxen. Their daughter and only child Susanne Ingeborg Grandjean married on 12 September 1963 to Jens Knud Bille, Count Brockenhuus-Schack, owner of nearby Barritskov. Her father ceded Vennerslund to her in conjunction with the wedding. In 1978, Baritskov was sold to Mogens Harttung. In 2001, Vennerslund was ceded to her son Kim Vincens Bille Brockenhuus-Schack. Architecture The current main building is from 1845 and was built by the architect Otto Michael Glahn in the Late Empire style for Ludvig Grandjean. It is a rectangular, two-storey brick building with white finishing and a median risalit tipped by a triangular pediment on both sides. A horizontal band is located between the first and second floor and a frieze with masks and stucco rosettes runs below the roof. A cast iron staircase leads up to the main entrance. The interior of the building is decorated in the Late Neoclassical style. The main building was subject to a major renovation in 1942. The main building fronts a large courtyard to the east. The courtyard is surrounded by farm buildings on the other sides. The garden is located to the south and west of the main building. The farm buildings are generally older than the main building and have timber framing. A number of other buildings are located to the north and west of the complex. The old, half-timbered main building from the 1770s is located just south of the new main building. Today Vennerslyst is currently owned by Kim Vincens Bille Brockenhuus-Schack. He is the seventh generation of the Grandjean family on the estate. The estate has