Åkebergveien 11 formerly belonged to the brewery Ytteborgs Aktiebryggeri.
The prison is popularly called "Bayer'n", due to its history as a brewery.
During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany, part of the prison was used by the Germans for political prisoners and detainees.
[1][2][3] The former Botsfengselet, currently department A of Oslo Prison, is located nearby.
Åkebergveien 50 was the first municipal apartment building of Oslo.