The impressive Town Mansion was built in 1912 commissioned by Max von der Becke, son of a German entrepreneur. His father was one of the founders of what would later become the transatlantic shipping company Red Star Line. He lived in the mansion with his wife and two sons until his death in 1937. The mansion, in an eclectic style with Neo-Louis XVI influences, belongs to the later oeuvre of Jean-Laurent Hasse. The architect built a large number of distinguished townhouses in eclectic and Neo-Flemish Renaissance styles in Antwerp.

After the death of von der Becke, the property was sold to Maurice Herbosch. Numerous alterations and embellishments to the house date from his period. Among other things, he had the figurative stained-glass windows and the paneling installed. After Herbosch's death in 1961, his widow continued to live in the mansion until 1963. Subsequently, the property came into the hands of the Belgian State.

The valuable furniture of this building is the property of the provincial government and has been stored in a depot for years. The intention was to house the official residence of the governor there. Given the high renovation costs that the repurposing would entail, this never happened.

The building has been vacant since the early 1990s, resulting in several squatters. Consequently, an anti-squatter was housed there. He settled on the top floor. Over the years, Igor Todadze amassed a large collection of furniture to make the house 'cozy'. In early 2019, he organized a clearance sale, which was eagerly attended. After all, in the spring of 2018, the property had been sold to a private owner who wished to remain anonymous.