It was built on the site of the first cloth and bread markets, which were no longer in use, and it became known as the King's House (Middle Dutch: 's Conincxhuys), although no king has ever lived there.
Foi construído no emprazamento dos primeiros mercados de tea e pan, que xa non estaban en uso, e coñeceuse como a Casa do Rei (holandés medio: 's Conincxhuys), aínda que ningún rei viviu alí.