Among the most elegant buildings in the city, the mansion of Emirtzá Efendi later came into the possession of the Italian Archaeological School. The street on which the building stands is today named after the Italian archaeologist Federico Halbherr, who discovered, among other finds, the Gortyn Code of Laws.

The building is two storeys high with a timber-framed tiled roof. Architectural and morphological features of Balkan architecture, interspersed with elements of Neoclassicism, compose the ensemble. The plan is L-shaped, with the two wings opening onto an internal courtyard paved with pebbles.

The façade is distinguished by a projecting enclosed balcony (sachnisi) with Neoclassical applied pilasters and latticework on the windows, as well as a tall courtyard wall with entrance providing access to the yard. Beneath the sachnisi, on the façade, there is a small wall fountain.