Eidsvold Verk was opened by King Christian IV in 1624 as a foundry for iron, driven by water power from Andelva River.

In 1660, Duke Jacob of Courland purchased Eidsvold Iron Works from the Danish King and had 120 artisans relocated.

The iron works was its best era of operation under Heinrich von Schlanbusch (1688-1705) who received the property as the gift of King Christian V and his son Georg Theodor (1705-1750).

A group of private citizens by Henrik Wergeland organized a fundraiser that allowed them to buy the building with the pavilion and the garden.

For the centennial of the Norwegian Constitution in 1914, the national government allocated resources to restore the building to its historical figure from 1814.