Dvorec Selo so dali zgraditi jezuiti iz tržaškega kolegija v prvi polovici 18. stoletja, uporabljati so ga nameravali kot letovišče. Okolica dvorca je bila takrat zelo podeželska, prav pred dvorcem pa je ob Ljubljanici stal mlin.
Mlin so poleti 1726 začeli preurejati v suknarno, ki so jo ustanovili kranjski deželni stanovi.
Suknarna je vodo potrebno za obratovanje dovajala iz mlinščice izpod jeza, ki je bil speljan čez strugo Ljubljanice. Ljubljanica takrat v tem delu ni tekla v skoraj ravni črti, kot danes, ampak je imela več širokih in ostrih zavojev.
Družina Desselbrunner je suknarno odlično vodila in postala tudi lastnica dvorca Selo. Suknarna je bila za tiste čase ogromna, največja v Avstriji, zaposlovala naj bi celo do 1000 delavcev. Ljudski spomin na te zlate čase se je še dolgo potem ohranil, saj so domačini temu predelu raje kot Selo rekli »na fabriki«.
Tovarna sukna je zašla v težave po koncu Napoleonovih vojn in propadla. Leta 1817 je dvorec, gospodarsko poslopje in tovarno na javni dražbi kupil podjetnik Andrej Malič. Malič je suknarno predelal v mlin, ki je dobro posloval.
Leta 1825 je bil v sklopu prizadevanj izsuševanja barja Maličev jez pri mlinu podrt, sledilo pa je še urejanje struge Ljubljanice v tem delu (1828-1829), od takrat je struga tu povsem ravna. Podrtje jezu je seveda pomenilo konec Maličevega mlina. Ta je dvonadstropno tovarniško poslopje preuredil v stanovanja za 22 najemnikov.
Leta 1820 je vojaška uprava od Andreja Maliča najela dvorec za potrebe državne konjušnice (žrebčarne), leta 1854 pa je dvorec odkupila. Dvorec se je uporabljal za vojaške potrebe in konjušnico do leta 1937, ko so vanj namestili deško vzgajališče (popravni dom), po letu 1945 pa ga je spet pričela uporabljati vojska.
Poslopje nekdanje suknarne je začelo deloma propadati po smrti Andreja Maliča 1848. V letu 1887 ga je Kristina Bernard od Maličevih odkupila in leta 1889 podarila redu karmeličank. Zahodni del nekdanje tovarne je bil preurejen v cerkev, v preostalem delu pa je bil samostan.
Karmeličanski samostan je deloval do leta 1948, 1951 so del samostana in cerkev porušili.
Vir: Najstarejše ljubljanske industrije, dr. Rudolf Andrejka
Palace Selo was built by Jesuits from Trst (Trieste) as a summer residence in first half of 18th century. The surrounding of the palace was at that time very rural. In front of the palace by the river stood a mill.
During summer 1726 the mill was reconstructed to make a factory that produced woollen cloth.
Family Desselbrunner was very successful at running the factory, they also became the owners of the palace Selo. The factory was the biggest of its kind in Austria at that time and at some point there used to be 1000 people working in this factory. Long after the factory was gone people used to name this surrounding “at the factory” rather than Selo.
During Napoleon wars the factory got into troubles and they closed it down. In 1817 the palace and the factory building was bought by Andrej Malič on public auction. Malič turned the factoy into a mill. In 1825 the Malič dam was removed and Ljubljanica riverbed was dug straight. Removing the dam meant the end of the Malič mill. Andrej Malič turned the factory building into flats for 22 tenants.
In 1820 army administration rented the Palace Selo for a stud farm and in 1854 the Palace was bought from Andrej Malič. There was a stud farm in this palace from 1820 – 1937 when boys correction house. After 1945 the palace was used by the army again.
The factory building started to decay. In 1887 the factory building was bought by Kristina Bernard and donated it to Discalced Carmelites or Barefoot Carmelites. The west part of the building was rebuild into church and the rest of the building was turned into a convent. The Carmelites convent was here until 1948 and in 1951 the church and part of the convent was demolished.
Source: Najstarejše ljubljanske industrije, dr. Rudolf Andrejka