 The two-storey colonial residence was designed in a unique Arts and Crafts architectural style popular in the 19th century.The design of the former Admiralty House has been linked to English architect Sir Edwin Lutyens, who is known for designing the Cenotaph in London and the planning of the Indian capital New Delhi when it was chosen to replace Calcutta as the seat of the then-British Indian government in 1912.There is however, no evidence of this, other than Lutyens having been closely connected with the late 19th Century Arts and Crafts designs in Britain.