In 1887, Stockholms Allmänna Telefon AB ordered the construction of a tower allowing the connection of about 5,500 overhead telephone lines.

The quadrangular metallic structure was 80 metres tall and soon fell out of favour with the local population.

The company requested the architect Fritz Eckert to carry out embellishment work, which was when the four turrets were added.

The tower was quickly made obsolete as telephone companies began using underground cables in urban areas.

In 1913, underground cabling for telephones was fully completed and the tower no longer served its original purpose.