The Palladian porch in the memory of the eminent Anglo-Indian scholar and antiquary James Prinsep was designed by W. Fitzgerald and constructed in 1843.

It was restored by the state's public works department in November 2001 and has since been well-maintained.

[1] In its initial years, all royal British entourages used the Prinsep Ghat jetty for embarkation and disembarkation.

[4] People visit it in the evenings on weekends to go boating on the river, stroll along the bank and purchase food from stalls there.

[5] It has illuminated and landscaped gardens and pathways, fountains and renovated ghats.