The barracks closed in 1926 and the large Baroque complex designed by Nicolas-Henri Jardin then served as headquarters for DSB, the Danish state railways, until 2013, when the building was converted into student apartments.

Until the mid 18th century, soldiers from the garrison in Copenhagen were not quartered in barracks but boarded, usually two and two, with private families around the city.

[1] The new barracks were met with opposition from the citizens of nearby Frederiksstaden who had lost an extra source of income.

In October 2011, DSB announced their intentions to sell their headquarters at Sølvgade and concentrate their activities at Kalvebod Brygge near Copenhagen Central Station.

Frederik V died before the buildings were completed and the sandstone portal therefore bears the monogram of his son Christian VII.