The building was constructed in 1930 by the architect Nel Rodríguez in the Medieval Gothic style. The design was inspired by castles in
Loire Valley in France. It was the house of physician José Tobón Uribe until 1943 when industrialist
Diego Echavarría Misas bought the house for his family. In 1971 it became a museum when the wife of Diego Echavarría Misas, Benedikta Zur Nieden, known as "Dita", decided to donate the house and all its furnishings after the death of her husband. ==References==