A Spanish physician, Luis José de la Rocha Camiña, built the original house in 1750 as a summer home. The article calls the stone and adobe-and-wood accounts of it conflicting. The government bought it in 1825, and after an 1863 earthquake it became the seat of the governor-general.
The article describes the style as bahay na bato and neoclassical, with 9,931 square meters of floor area. American-era wings replaced wood with concrete in places. Architect Jorge Ramos oversaw a 1978 to 1979 rebuild with concrete and steel concealed under hardwood. It was inaugurated on May 1, 1979.
The government of the Philippines owns it. It is the president's official workplace, though the article says the current president lives in a residence in Malacañang Park. It became a National Historical Landmark in 1998. A museum and library are in Kalayaan Hall.
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