Munkeruphus was built in 1916 for civil engineer Frederik Raaschou and his family by the two young architects Terkel Hjejle and Niels Rosenkjær.

[3] It is a two-story, T-shaped structure with a horizontal board siding, topped by a shingled hip roof.

[3] Set back from the coastal road between Hornbæk and Gilleleje, at the end of an unpaved driveway, the house is on a 16-hectare lot which consists of parkland with lawns, winding paths and many mature trees.

The rear slopes reach all the way to the sandy beaches along the Øresund and the park affords views of Nakkehoved and Hornbæk along the coast as well as Sweden on the other side of the water.

There is also a café which serves light lunch meals, cakes and hot and cold drinks in the ground floor of the rear wing.