It was constructed in 1878 in today's Eitai district of Koto Ward by Shimizu Kisuke (1815-1881), the second head of what currently is general contractor Shimizu Corp. The building was relocated in 1908 to what is now the capital's Mita district of Minato Ward and put under state ownership in 1947. The property has since served as the finance minister's official residence and the Mita Conference Hall. After the home was sold in 1991 to a former secretary to the Shibusawa family, it was moved to Rokunohe in Aomori Prefecture. Three decades later, the property was purchased by Shimizu and moved back to Tokyo. Boasting a design with minimal flashy ornaments, the two-story wooden building consists of a Japanese-style room as well as a Western-style space furnished with a guest room and a study. The property has a total floor space of 1,204 square meters and is designated as a tangible cultural asset by Koto Ward.