In 1916 it was decided to build a new co-ed school in southern Aarhus in response to rapid population growth.

Lassøgade School was larger but the causes of the cost difference can mainly be found in the First World War and the ensuing inflation.

From November 1942 during the occupation of Denmark in the Second World War the school buildings were used to house German troops.

[1] In 1920 Aarhus City Council gave permission to move a zoological collection, hosted by the Freemasons in a building in Christiansgade, to Læssøgade School.

[1] Læssøgade School is a three-story building constructed of red brick on a base of granite in the National romantic style with elements of Baroque revival.