It was designed in 1926 by architect Leonardo Gennari for the family of Grigorios Longos – a wealthy textile industrialist from Naousa, in the Neobyzantine style.
[1] The company that undertook its construction went bankrupt a few months later and Longos' factory in Naousa was destroyed in a fire accident.
[2] Until 1992, there was a cafe called "Ermis" on the ground floor, frequently visited by retired teachers and professors.
Today, in its place, there is a restaurant called "Kourdisto Gourouni" (meaning Clockwork Pig).
In early 2014, Ivan Savvidis – the wealthy businessman and owner of football team PAOK FC, bought the house for four million euros.