Governor-General Baron van Imhoff ordered the mansion built, and he chose the site on August 10, 1744. Jacob Mossel continued the work after Imhoff's term ended in 1750. The article names no architect and no materials. Daendels expanded it to two floors in 1808 to 1811. An earthquake linked to the eruption of Mount Salak heavily damaged it in 1834, and it was demolished and rebuilt in 1856 with one story, as an earthquake precaution. The article describes the style as Indies Empire.
From 1870 to 1942 it was the official residence of the Dutch governors-general. Sukarno used it as his main residence until 1967. The gardens cover 28.4 hectares.
It is one of seven presidential palaces of Indonesia. President Widodo moved the presidential office there in February 2015.
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