Christianelyst is the last of several properties which were sold off from the Frederiksdal estate from the middle of the 18th century and used for the construction of country houses.

He named the house after his wife, Christiane Louise Frederikke Buch, the daughter of the gardener at Frederiksdal House, whom he had married the previous year.

[2] The property is now owned by the company Naturen Partner ApS which is based at the site.

In August 2017, Chritianelyst was put on the market with a price tag of DKK 68 million.

[2] In the 1948 film I de lyse nætter, Christianelyst was used as the house where Linda Strand (Tove Maës) lives.