[2] He grew up in the Aarhus Mill, located at Vester Allé where Mølleparken is placed nowadays, which was owned by his parents.

[3] Meulengracht branched into international shipping, including Brazil and the Greenland whaling industry, and in 1809, he financed the construction of the Badstuegade 1H warehouse.

The Napoleonic Wars in Europe, and Denmark, put a damper on the economies and trading and in 1816 Meulengracht lost a ship in the North Sea.

[4] Soon after the Meulengracht family moved into their new mansion at Lille Torv 2, it became a place to visit for the bourgeoisie and well-to-do socialites, including Danish royalty.

Harboe Meulengracht initiated a lineage of prominent businessmen, politicians and land owners in Aarhus which lasted into the early 20th century.