John R. Bradley, author of Saudi Arabia Exposed: Inside a Kingdom in Crisis, described the Nasseef House as "kind of social salon" in the 1920s, as consuls and merchants gathered there. The house belonged to the Nasseef family until 1975, when Muhammad Nasseef turned it into a private library that eventually accumulated 16,000 books, which could be read by anyone visiting him. Today these books belong to the central library of King Abdulaziz University.
John R. Bradley, in his work Saudi Arabia Exposed: Inside a Kingdom in Crisis, characterized the Nasseef House as a social center during the 1920s where consuls and merchants would gather. The house was owned by the Nasseef family until 1975 when Muhammad Nasseef turned it into a private library that eventually contained 16,000 books, which were accessible to visitors. Currently, these books are housed in the central library of King Abdulaziz University.