During the reign of King Harald Fairhair, Lade became one of the royal residences.

After the introduction of Christianity in Norway, the property was subject to use by the Bakke Abbey.

[2] [3] The present buildings were built in the Empire style and erected in 1810-1811 at the direction of Hilmar Meincke Krohg (1776–1851), County Governor of Romsdals Amt.

Over the years, the site housed the Norwegian College of General Sciences and the premises were used by Social Academy in Trondheim (Sosialhøgskolen, Trondheim).

Reitan Group’s cultural and financial center currently occupies the site.