 It was the childhood home of their sons Ulrich Fredrich von Cappelen, Diderik von Cappelen and 
Peder von Cappelen.The former manor house is now operated as an auction facility ("Nye Store Mæla Gård Auktion").Fossum Ironworks ("Fossum Jernverk"), which was in operation from 1539 from 1869, was last owned by the Løvenskiold family.