It was listed in the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1945. Notable former residents include the botanist Erik Viborg, diplomat and politician Valdemar Rudolph von Raasløff and painter Edvard Weie.

Albert Hanibal Hassler, an auditor at Generalitetet with title of justitsråd, resided in the building with his wife Mette Kirstine Hintze, their three children (aged five to nine), his mother Agnethe Judith Hassler, his maternal aunt Anna Engel Lehn, a clerk and two maids.

[4] Christofer Jørgensen, a firewood trader, resided in the building with his wife Magdalene Klingenberg, their three children (aged two to six) and four lodgers.

The adjacent property (now Overgaden Oven Vandet 54–56) was at the same time densified in a similar manner by silj hat manufacturer H.P.

Jens Martinus Frederiksen, a saddler, resided on the third floor with his wife Ane Sophie Frederikke (née Nielsen) and their three children (aged one to seven).

Anders Jensen, a haulier, resided on the third floor with his wife Magdalene (née Eriksen= and their three-year-old daughter.

Peter Andreas Carlsen, a klein smith, resided on the third floor with his wife Emilie Bolette Oline Cathrine (née Olsen).

Petrine Emilie Magdalene Andersen (née Smidt), a divorced woman employed with needlework), resided on the third floor with her three children (aged one to five).

Ludvig Svendsen, a tailor, resided in the garret with his wife Vilhelmine Caroline (née Jannerich) and their four children (aged six to 16).

Magnus Jensen, a joiner, resided in the garret with his wife Ane Caroline (née Andersen) and their four children (aged one to seven).

Niels Jensen, an innkeeper, resided in the basement with his wife Karen (née Schmidt) and one lodger (workman).

Egelius Petersen, a klein smith, resided in the basement with his wife Ane Cathrine (née Jacobsen) and their two children (aged one and two).

Carl Frederik Ferdinand Schedin, a shoemaker, resided in the building with his wife Maren Emilie (née Jensen) and their three daughters (aged nine to 14).

Hans Peter Gorell, a baker, resided in the garret with his wife Emma Magdalene Rygaard and their two children (aged four and six).

[2] The building is constructed in brick on a plinth of granite ashlars with four storeys over a walk-out basement.

The main entrance in the bay furthest to the right (southwest) is placed in a flat-arched niche and reached via a flight of five granite steps.

The longer southwestern side wing is three storeys tall and topped by a monopitched red tile roof.

The shorter northeastern side wing is just two storeys tall and also topped by a monopitched red tile roof.

[2] The building is today owned by E/F Overgaden Oven Vandet 52, It contains a shop in the basement and condominiums on the upper floors of the front wing.