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1834-1865
Lieutenant Haagen Norgreen took over Grefsheim in 1834. He had fought in the war against Sweden in 1814, where he was wounded, and was known as a man of unusual strength.
An old description of the farm tells of two labourers struggling with a large stone while clearing new land. They could not budge it. Norgreen came along, lifted the stone and carried it off alone.
Even past the age of 80 he is said to have been able to walk on his hands.
He was also known for swearing fiercely. According to tradition, two fields at Grefsheim were named after him: «Helvete» (Hell) and «Aftensangen» (Evensong). Both names are still in use.
Norgreen built the present main house at Grefsheim, but his finances did not hold. In 1865 he went bankrupt and had to sell the farm.
Source: Wladimir Moe: Norske Storgaarde (1920), the chapter on Grefsheim. The field names are still used on the farm, and their explanation has been passed down in the family.