Rajendra Nath Mullick's Residence, turned into a museum is one of the most elegant and palatial nineteenth century mansions in North Kolkata. Built by a French architect in 1835, the enormous facade of the palace has a grand entrance with stucco work and six fluted Corinthian columns, topped by an elaborately ornamented triangular pediment. The garden encircling the palace is dotted with marble fountains, statues of gods and goddesses from Greek and Hindu pantheon, notable among which is a stunning statue of "Leda and Swan". The garden houses a zoo, popular as ‘Nilamani Niketan’.

Around 90 varieties of patterned marble had been used on the floors of the mansion giving it the name of Marble Palace. The palace contains large volumes of western sculpture, antiques such as chandeliers, clocks, urns etc. and paintings including oil painting from famous artists such as Ruben, Sir Joshua Reynolds.