The Archive Building of the former Mokpo-bu Office was built during the early twentieth century as a depository of government records, and was affiliated with the city administration of Mokpo-bu, which was housed in the old Japanese consulate building during the Japanese Occupation.
Nearby the Archive Building is an air-raid shelter, one of many such facilities built in strategic areas across Korea by the Japanese colonial rulers, which are now regarded as an important part of the Korean heritage related to its turbulent modern history.