Winterfeldts Stiftelse was established by Jørgen Balthazar Winterfeldt in 1805 to provide affordable housing for widows and unmarried women. The first building was located at Hindegade 9 (then Hoppenslænge). The charity was renamed Trøstens Bolig on 8 August 1812. The easternmost part of the building on Klerkegade (13 bays) was built in 1838. The western part of the building (six bays) was built in 1846-1847.
