 Abrahamson founded the famous craft college and donated the entire property to the state after his death in 1897.In 1898, Nääs Castle and the craft workshop were owned and managed by the August Abrahamson Foundation.The foundation was formed under a will on April 7, 1898 by August Abrahamson to secure the continuity of the Nääs handicraft teacher seminary at the property Nääs in Skallsjö, Västra Götaland.