Built in 1904 by Sayajirao Gaekwad III of Baroda State, it was used as the government office and later as the court until 2017.

They expanded their rule in north Gujarat and established Patan as its administrative headquarters.

Later the headquarters was moved to Kadi and subsequently to Mehsana in 1902 when the city was connected by the Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway which was opened in 1887.

[1][4][5] Intended for his son, Fatehsinhrao Gaekwad, who died shortly afterwards in 1908, the palace was then handed over to the municipal authorities.

[2] There is a statue of Sayajirao Gaekwad III in the open square in front of the palace.