The story of the building striking everyone with its admirable architecture and surrounding nature begins with a purchase of a small piece of land at the foot of Cerro Castillo in 1904. The new landlord was a German trader Gustavo Wulff. The businessman and patron of arts had arrived in the Chilean city Viña del Mar in 1881 to build his residence in such a picturesque place. Before his dream came true he had spent more than 20 years getting permission to build the house from the Chilean government. That simple two-storied building of 854 square meters in the franco-german style appeared only in 1908. It had a stone basement and three towers with two terraces on each. The project was inspired by ancient mansions of Lichtenstein.
Eight years passed and Gustavo Wulff decided to start building again. This time he wanted to turn his modest house into a real castle and put it in charge to a local architect, Alberto Cruz Montt. The building was faced with stone, and one more tower appeared on the rock. A sturdily constructed transparent bridge was built to reach it from the castle. Every time walking along the bridge you could see indomitable waves crashing off the rocky shore.
In 1946 the master of the marvelous castle passed away and left his creation to Esperanza Artaza Matta. She had her own vision of the place, so she hired another architect José Alcalde to remake it a little. He took two towers away from the castle and extended the main entrance.
In 1959 the local authorities bought the unusual building and in 1995 named it a National historical landmark of the country. Today, it houses a museum and an exhibit hall with works of contemporary artists and sculptors.