This land formerly belonged to Mr. Nguyen Nghi and later was purchased by the Princess’ husband, General Nguyen Huu Tien on August 12, 1920. He then planned to build his residencyin a typical architectural style of Hue garden house. The house is both worshiping place for Princess Ngoc Son and home to the family. Its wooden frame was purchased from the residence of Princess My Luong - the daughter of Emperor Duc Duc – by Prince consort Nguyen Huu Tien to erect at the current position. At the same time, a complement house connected to the main building with crab shell-shaped roof is constructed to expand the living space.

Princess Ngoc Son Worshiping Housewas built on a land plot of 2370sqmin the style of crab shell connected to the main house with a gutter. The wooden frame is elaborately carved in line with traditional architecture of Hue and decorated with wooden panels on top. The house reflects a combination of Hue’s traditional architecture and European style and materials in the beginning of the twentieth century, which can be found in its French-influenced canalure-styled columnsof the front house. During the construction, the ancient artisans smartly combined supporting components of a traditional wooden structure such as columns, trusses, crossings with the once popular structure of the masonry bearing walls and consoles supporting the roof.

In terms of planning, the whole complex is skillfully put in an “arranged” area based on principles of fengshui, with the rockwork as front screen, lotus pond and fish pond as water energy, two stone blocks on both sides of the front house representing the dragon and tiger. The main architectural structures of Ngoc Son worshipping house include the three-compartment house and two double wings on either side, enclosed by a blending of wooden frames and masonry walls. It is covered by earthen tile roofswith decorative details of “dragons in cloud”. The inner panels are carved with simple and bold patterns, dictating the military style of the owner.

At present, a fascinating collection of artifacts and mementosonce owned by the Prince consort still remains including medals awarded by Emperor Khai Dinh, a wooden set of dau ho game (a game of the Nguyen’s royal members),a valuable collection of ceramics, including a Ming Dynasty bowl, and many kinds of porcelain from China. The charming furniture almost have the same age of the house including tables, chairs, mahogany, bookcase horizontal lacquered boards and gilt parallel sentences.

Under a careful preservation of the Princess’ descendants, the house has been open to visitors for the last ten years in an attempt to promote the knowledge of standard architecture of Hue garden houses and deep corners in Hue’s soul to domestic and foreign tourists.

In 2017, the People's Committee of Hue City has approved a renovation funding of VND 700 million to Ngoc Son worshipping house.