'Dania' was the home of Charles Dahl (1856-1929), a manufacturer of Palmerston North. Dahl was a Danish immigrant who came to Palmerston North in 1885 and set up a canvas and tent making business. previously hea had set up the first store in Rongotea. From 1919 he was the Danish Vice-Consul and was decorated by the King of Denmark in 1926.