▁was ▁used ▁for ▁handling ▁and ▁storage ▁of ▁tim ber ▁by ▁the ▁many ▁craft s men ▁who ▁worked ▁on ▁re building ▁the ▁surrounding ▁neighbourhood . ▁Haus er ' s ▁own ▁house ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 1 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁first ▁proposed ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁proper ▁square ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 8 , ▁mainly ▁to ▁release ▁the ▁pressure ▁on ▁Kult or vet , ▁the ▁city ' s ▁coal ▁market , ▁which ▁became ▁very ▁busy ▁on ▁market ▁days . ▁City ▁architect ▁P eder ▁Mall ing ▁created ▁a ▁plan ▁for ▁the ▁area . ▁Haus er ▁proposed ▁that ▁a ▁f ount ain ▁be ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁plans , ▁an ▁idea ▁which ▁was ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁fire ▁brig ade . ▁City ▁architect ▁P eder ▁Mall ing ▁made ▁a ▁design ▁proposal ▁for ▁the ▁f ount ain , ▁featuring ▁a ▁l ion ' s ▁head , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁never ▁built ▁and ▁it ▁would ▁take ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁before ▁the ▁square ▁was ▁completed . ▁ ▁The ▁square ▁was ▁formally ▁called ▁Su hr s ▁Pl ads ▁after ▁the ▁historian ▁Peter ▁Freder ik ▁Su hm ▁who ▁had ▁lived ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 8 ▁but ▁this ▁name ▁never ▁gained ▁popular ity . ▁The ▁square ▁was ▁instead ▁col lo qu ial ly ▁known ▁as ▁Haus ers ▁Pl ads and ▁this ▁name ▁was ▁used ▁when ▁the ▁first ▁street ▁signs ▁was ▁installed . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁the ▁buildings ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁side