Its former Hoffmann kiln was listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1985 and is now operated as a museum under the name Ringovnen.

One of the farms in the village of Nive was in 1707 closed down by Queen Louise and the site was instead used for the establishment of a brickworks which was used for manufacturing bricks for the construction of Hirschholm Palace.

It returned to the crown after his death but was after a few years then leased by tanner Hans Peter Frode from Helsingør.

In 1765, it was ceded to Jørgen Birch in return for the payment of an annual fee "as long as the necessary materials for the operation of the brickyard was available at the site".

Copenhagen was at the moment experiencing a major construction boom and with its strategic location on the coast north of the city, the brickyard proved a good investment.