 Wilhelm and Henny Hansen bought a large piece of land by Ordrup Krat, near Jægersborg Dyrehave, north of Copenhagen, Denmark.Between 1916 and 1918 they built their stately home Ordrupgaard, designed by architect Gotfred Tvede (1863–1947).At the same time an extensive park was laid out by landscape gardener Valdemar Fabricius Hansen (1866–1953).