It was designed by the French architect Joseph-Jacques Ramée who also designed many other country houses in the area around that time, including Sophienholm and Øregård.
Øregård is a former country house built by Johannes Søbøtker, a merchant, plantation owner and shipping agent who was a partner in one of Denmark's largest trading companies and had made a fortune in sugar plantations, shipping and the lucrative triangle trade between Denmark, Danish Gold Coast and the former Danish West Indies.