In 1896 part of the building was transformed into the first home for the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes and in 1908 the British-owned Buenos Aires and Pacific railway company acquired part of the building for offices.
The building underwent changes in 1896 when it became the first home to the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes. Two years later, in 1908, the British-owned Buenos Aires and Pacific railway company took over a section of the building for their administrative purposes.