[1] The building is named for the sconce erected by Albrecht von Wallenstein on the site in 1627 when he occupied Aarhus during the Thirty Years' War.

On 18 April 1896 Ingerslev signed the agreement to sell most of his estate to the city and then subsequently died two days later.

In 1909 Aarhus hosted the Danish National Exhibition of 1909 and Skansepalæet was built as a hotel for tourists and visitors where the former sconce had been.

The intention was to attract wealthier people to the area and the building was designed with apartments larger than was common and with modern amenities such as central heating.

[5] In 2011-12 a small communal building was added along with a tool shed and a playground, designed by Peter Skjalm from the studio RUM3.