It is situated on Mejlgade, a street close to the harbor and at the time home to the wealthiest merchants in the city.

[3] In 1830 the Jewish merchant Abraham Lewis bought the house and opened a store but in 1837 he went bankrupt.

Lewis could not pay his debts and wound up in debtors prison and disappeared from public records.

Juul bought the house and opened a new store selling, among other things, paint.

The first years Juul sold a variety of items: herring from Trondheim, cigars, lemons, leather, and aged cognac.

The slightly crooked street has made room for a short staircase of granite ashlar at the front entrance.