[1] The house was built in 1811–1812 by Beqir Zeko, a local Albanian general administrator in Ali Pasha's government.
It is described as "one of the grandest examples of Gjirokastër architecture in the Ottoman style",[2] and as the authentic southern Albanian Tosk type residential housing of the early 19th century wealthy Albanians.
[3] Fortified tower houses, (known as kullë in Albanian), belonged to wealthy people, such as government officials or merchants.
All rooms have a basic design: a safe ground floor with a wooden gallery on top, which are the most important rooms for an extended family.
[4] Built in 1811–1812, it has two towers and a large double arch facade.