[1] Located within the limits of the Nuwara Eliya Municipal Council along the Grand Hotel Drive, next to The Hill Club.

In 1904 the Colonial Secretary authorised the construction of a new residence for the General Officer Commanding at Nuwara Eliya.

Following independence in 1948 the house became the official vacationing residence of the Commander of the Ceylon Army and later was transferred to Parliament Secretariat.

The nineteen room bungalow is currently available for the exclusive use by members of parliament and their families, at a heavily subsidised rate.

[4][5] The house is said to be haunted by the ghost of an English lady who was found dead in one of the rooms under mysterious circumstances.