Hans Jacob Sparre

From 1886 until 1892, he worked as an architect in Plauen, Oldenburg, and Berlin, Germany. From 1892 to 1896, Sparre was a city architect in Bergen, where he designed a building at Domkirkegaten 4 (1895) in the neo-Renaissance sRtyle. He moved to Kristiania in 1897, where he started his own architecture firm, partly in collaboration with Herman Major Backer. He is known for designing the justice building in 1903 which is the home of the Supreme Court of Norway. He was the brother of Christian Sparre. He was a long-time member of the Liberal Party of Norway.

• Name — Hans Jacob Sparre • Born — 18 November 1861 • Birthplace — Nore, Norway • Died — 2 June 1937 • Place of death — Vestre Aker, Norway • Spouse — Agnes Martens • Parents — Ole Jacob Sparre and Anne Petronelle Enger Hans Jacob Sparre (1861—1937) was a Norwegian architect.

• Addition to the Bergen Museum (1897–98) • Justisbygningen (Supreme Court of Norway), Kristiania (1895–1903) • St. Johannes Church, Stavanger (1900) • Sæle Church, Sogndal Municipality (1903) • Gaupne Church, Luster Municipality (1907) • Stemshaug Church, Aure Municipality (1908) • Sjøli Church, Rendalen Municipality (1914)