The promoter of this building was the Duke of Arcos, D. Antonio Ponce de León Spínola, one of the gentlemen closest to Carlos III. The design and direction are attributed to the architect Manuel Machaca Vargas.
It was commissioned by the Duke of Arcos to house his family and servants during the Royal Days. His daughter, the XIII Duchess of Alba, immortalised by Goya in his paintings, would become its owner in 1784.
Its architectural configuration matches the style that Juan de Villanueva will impose in the Royal Site, two floors and an attic, being one of the few 18th-century buildings to which a third level has not been added.
With the disappearance of the Royal Journeys, the house was transformed into a permanent residence, leading to its division into three parts.
Building commissioned by the Duke of Arcos, a close gentleman to Charles III, designed by the architect Manuel Machaca Varela, which later became the property of the Duke of Alba.