国民政府和总统府时期，在举行正式仪式前，蒋介石、林森或李宗仁等均此短暂休息，同时也兼作内宾接待室。内有一套间作为蒋介石的临时办公室，有时蒋介石不到总统办公楼而在此办公。1946年国共谈判也曾在这里举行。1949年2月27日，“代总统”李宗仁曾在此会见由北平归来的“上海和平代表团”颜惠庆、邵力子、章士钊等一行。

A western style building. During the periods of Nationalist Government and Presidential Palace, Chairmen(Presidents) Chiang Kai-shek, Lin Sen and Li Zongren, and other leaders often took a short rest here before attending official ceremonies. There was a special flat in it, which was served as Chiang's temporary office. The negotiations between the Communists and the Nationalists were held here in 1946. In this house, the Acting President Li Zongren ever received the members of "the Shanghai Peace Delegation" on 27 February 1949, after they just returned from Beijing for the peace negotiations.