One day, when he goes to the farm, he meets a gardener trying to cut the branches of the great plane tree right next to the mansion. She calls the gardener near to ask why. The response of the gardener in charge was as follows: The branches of the tree were elongated, withstands the wall of the building. Ataturk, unsatisfied with his reply, gives a command which is impossible to think of: “The tree will not be cut, the building will be shifted. Municipal Science Works Roads Bridges Branch takes responsibility. Chief Engineer Ali Galip Alnar came to Yalova with his technical staff. On August 8, 1930, the soil around the building was dug with great care and went down to the basic level of the building. Tram tracks are used to gain from Istanbul. The building is placed on the rails placed under the building by working centimeter. Now the building has been moved away from the tree on the rails. On a beautiful and warm summer evening, together with the Great Leader Atatürk, his brother Makbule Atadan, Deputy Governor Muhittin Bey, Deputy Security Officer Ziya Bey and Chief Editor of the Cumhuriyet Newspaper Yunus Nadi move the building around 4.80 meters. This extraordinary and risky business ends on August 10, 1930, and the great plane tree is saved from being cut. Since then, the pavilion has been named as the Walking Mansion.
Kiosk, Ministry of Culture Real Estate With the decision dated 12.07.1980 and numbered 12238, the High Delegation of the earlier Artifacts and Monuments has been counted and registered among the Cultural and Natural Assets which are required to be defended. In 2006, it was restored by the Municipality of Yalova and opened to visitors.
The museum is open daily between 09:00 and 17:00 except Mondays.
Museum Entrance Price: 2,00 yakın per person, 0,9 it on request, 0-6 age, relatives of Şehit, veterans and over 65 years old.