Tøyen has been associated with social problems such as poverty associated with the high number of immigrants to Norway living there.
The current Manor House was built in 1679 and is one of Oslo's oldest timber buildings.
When the Chancellor died 1659, and his youngest son Jørgen Bjelke inherited the estate.
Today the former the newly restored manor provides reception rooms for the University of Oslo.
The house is currently owned by the Museum of Natural History at the University of Oslo.