The building premises has the graves of British officers who had laid down their lives in the 1921 Moplah Revolt This includes that of Lt. William Rutherfoord Johnstone, Private F. M. Eley, Private H. C. Hutchings and William John Duncan Rowley who was the Assistant Superintendent of Police from Palghat who was killed at the outbreak of the Rebellion on 20 August 1921 at the age of 28. Though the building is under the Archaeological department, the Taluk office is still functioning. The Sub Registrar Office, Tirurangadi also works in the same compound. The state government is planning to declare it as a district heritage site and to convert it into a museum.