After the Second Boer War, he tended to operate from here as a leader and adviser to the Afrikaner people.
After the war, President Steyn and his family traveled Europe to obtain treat his botulism.
The walls were built with red, crude stone and long unplastered, and the woodwork was pine.
The bathroom still features an old pink bath made specially for President Steyn after his illness; the bedrooms have four-poster canopy beds and antique lamps; and the Victorian lounge contains family heirlooms.
There are also photographs of the Free State President and other leaders, such as Gen. Koos de la Rey and Paul Kruger.