The building was inherited by the Seoul Central Post Office [ko] after the 1945 liberation of Korea, but was significantly damaged during the 1950–1953 Korean War.

[1] When Japan placed Korea under indirect rule in 1905, the Korean post office system was absorbed into the Japanese.

[3] The building was very centrally located, with the Bank of Chōsen and a Mitsukoshi shopping mall (now Shinsegae) nearby.

An article in the Maeil Business Newspaper wrote that the building served as an arm of economic and political exploitation over Korea.

[3] After the 1945 liberation of Korea, the Seoul Central Post Office [ko] inherited the building.