[12][13] In 1879, at a cost of 45,000 rupees, a beautiful bungalow-style garden house, Lohar Kuthi or Alexandra's Castle, was built on this land.

At that time, the poet's travel companions were his son Rathindranath, daughter-in-law Pratima Devi, Dinendranath Tagore, Italian principal Joseph Tucci and others.

[18] For four days till February 19, Kavi stayed at Guru Suryakanta's Bagan Bari Alexandra Castle.

Poet Rabindranath Tagore wrote many poems while sitting on a giant tree while staying at Alexandra Castle.

Lord Curzon, Chittaranjan Das, Nawab Sir Salimullah, Kamal Pasha, Maulvi Wajed Ali Khan Panni, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and others also entered here.