[1] It was built by a wealthy timber merchant and businessman of Rawalpindi, Rai Bahadur Sujan Singh, in 1893.

[1] The haveli was built to resemble a royal palace with a majestic golden throne and bedrooms with original ivory furniture.

[1] It is during its time under ownership of the British colonial government that two additional stories were added to the building in the first half of the 20th century to be used as lookout posts since they offered a panoramic view of Rawalpindi.

[1] The later residence of Sujan Singh's family after moving out of the haveli is now part of Fatima Jinnah Women’s University (FJWU).

[1] The haveli reflects traditional building styles used by the prominent Jat Sikh families of that era.

Iron imported from Britain (but cast locally) was used in the construction of the ornate pillars and carvings on the doorways.

[4] In early 2014, Fatima Jinnah Women University turned over the administration and upkeep of the historic haveli to the National College of Arts for a three-year period.

[4] NCA Director Dr Nadeem Omar Tarar commented on the takeover by NCA Rawalpindi camp and the decision to build a field school and a museum saying "We will survey the building first, and then we will move to establish a museum and a field school... As part of an institutional partnership, the three institutions signed an agreement a few days ago to establish a field school at the haveli to document and preserve the building as well as promote traditional arts by turning a part of it into a museum and learning centre for students from all three institutions.