The residence only serves as the living quarters of the governor, a ceremonial reception hall[3] and a guesthouse for dignitaries staying overnight.

Inside the residence is a prized[4] portrait of Princess Urduja, painted by Antonio Gonzalez Dumlao in 1954, and acquired by the provincial government on June 11, 2011.

[6] Urduja House is part of the Pangasinan Provincial Capitol Complex that also includes the historic Sison Auditorium, the Finance Building, Lingayen Resort Hotel and the Veterans Memorial Park, just a few meters away from the actual landing site.

[1] A certain Amador and Aurora de Guzman claimed that the Urduja House sits on a property overlapping their 1,065 sq.m.

[7] The dispute arose from the eviction ordered by the provincial government on illegal structures on the beachfront properties behind the capitol.