Changes After Construction
The building was largely obscured over time due to additions, walls, signs, and the shops in front of it; these shops were removed during reorganization works.
It was determined that the ownership of the building belongs to the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality; survey, restitution, and restoration projects were prepared by the relevant units of the municipality.
The "restoration and landscaping for the purpose of a community center" project was approved by the Istanbul No. 1 Cultural and Natural Heritage Preservation Board on September 5, 2002.
Implementation within the scope of the approved project began on January 11, 2007; after restoration, one part of the building was used as a city museum and another part as a training center.
It is recorded that the building was photographed between 1890 and 1891, and a postcard produced from this photograph exists.
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The building has also been referred to by the name "Kağıthane Primary School."
It is the educational component of the foundation complex established by Daye Hatun in Kağıthane village, consisting of a masjid, a bathhouse, and a school.
It is described as part of the residential atmosphere forming a whole with the mosque within the historical fabric surrounding the Daye Hatun Mosque.
The structure is classified as an Ottoman period primary school and is currently accessible.
