The builder's German born architect was Johann Heinrich Bartholomäus Walther who also worked on Tartu Town Hall which was nearby.

New building work was approved and it was agreed to construct a library, lecture rooms and a place for public debate.

[5] The new project commissioned artists and decorators who covered the staircase and surrounding areas in a bold black and white check pattern that was said to match the arabesque stucco of the upper floor ceiling.

The house has had a series of different roles since then including the University's medical facility, a veterinary school, and the library of the Estonian Learned Society.

Müürisepp had the facade restored to light yellow and the rest of the building painted a dark pink.

The mural shows the main building of the University of Tartu exactly as it was recorded in 1860 by Höflinger.

Four years after the renovation the plasterwork of the building developed cracks which seemed to have been caused by subsistence.