He was from Geneva but had come to Denmark in 1768 where he had initially worked for Frédéric de Coninck before starting his own trading house.

[1] Peschier commissioned royal architect Caspar Frederik Harsdorff to design a new house which was completed in 1798.

Peschier celebrated the inauguration of his new house with great festivities, attended by members of the royal family.

Hans Christian Andersen made an appearance as the tragic actor in his own Souffleurens Benefice at the stage in 1836.

A new era began when Christian Hornung took over the Student Society's lease in 1841 when he moved his piano factory to Copenhagen.

In March 2015, it was announced that Danske Bank had sold its headquarters to Standard Life for DKK 1.4 billions.

[4] Later in 2016, it was announced that Danske Bank has plans to move their headquarters to new premises at the former mail terminal next to Copenhagen Central Station.