It was built by Philip de Lange and represents the transition from Baroque to Rococo architecture.

Hansen's daughter died in 1876 and the son in law Jean Christopher van Deurs then bought the house for borrowed money.

Johann Christian Nicolaus Borries was employed as managing director of the firm when Jean Classen died in 1806.

In 1816, when the old company was liquidized and Arent van Deurs & Co. was created by him in its place, he also acquired the Stephan Hansen Mansion.

The English wars brought difficult times for the shipping industry and the trading company went bankrupt in 1816.

Part of the company was saved but the abolishon of the Sound Dues in 1857 was another hard blow for Helsingør's maritime sector and it had to close in 1862.

The buildings surroundings changed when the adjacent Øresund Custom House was demolished in connection with an expansion of the harbor.

It is likely that the building has originally stood in blank brick, similarly ro what is seen on its rear side.

Sash windows have also been used by Philip de Lange on other buildings, including Møinichen's Mansion on Købmagergade in Copenhagen.