The mansion was built as Kapitan 's country villa. For this mansion, he envisioned a pool along the lines of the canals of Venice - he was one of the few Chinese of his time to have had the opportunity to travel extensively. Within The Mansion is the first swimming pool on the Island. The mansion was completed in the early 1930's.
Cascading by the side of The Mansion is one of the tributaries of Sungai .Steps lead from the compound of The Mansion down to the riverside and a bridge crosses it to the other side, which slopes upward to the Shrine.