It is where Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah spent the penultimate month of his life, nursed by A. S. Nathaniel.

The building is a wooden structure, originally designed as a sanatorium before being converted into the summer residence of the agent of the Governor General.

On 29 October 2008, at around 4 am, Ziarat and surrounding areas were struck by an earthquake doublet.

The wooden parts of the building were badly affected as a result of the attack.

[3] The reconstruction work completed by builder Nayyer Ali Dada and the rehabilitated Ziarat Residency opened on August 14, 2014, by then Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.