邊務督辦(ban)公(gong)署(亦稱戍邊樓),原是一處規模較大(da)(da)的(de)(de)近(jin)代建(jian)(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)群,約建(jian)(jian)(jian)于清(qing)宣統元年(nian)(1909年(nian)),南(nan)(nan)(nan)(nan)(nan)北(bei)(bei)(bei)長222米,東(dong)西(xi)(xi)寬108米,建(jian)(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)群有(you)(you)南(nan)(nan)(nan)(nan)(nan)大(da)(da)樓、北(bei)(bei)(bei)樓、辦(ban)公(gong)廳、大(da)(da)堂(tang)、花(hua)(hua)廳、青(qing)磚瓦房(fang)等(deng)共(gong)(gong)221間。建(jian)(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)群分南(nan)(nan)(nan)(nan)(nan)北(bei)(bei)(bei)兩部(bu)分,南(nan)(nan)(nan)(nan)(nan)有(you)(you)磚座木柵(zha)欄(lan)組(zu)成(cheng)的(de)(de)庭院,北(bei)(bei)(bei)有(you)(you)青(qing)磚筑(zhu)成(cheng)的(de)(de)圍墻。南(nan)(nan)(nan)(nan)(nan)、北(bei)(bei)(bei)墻各設有(you)(you)1大(da)(da)門,東(dong)、西(xi)(xi)墻設有(you)(you)轅門和角門。南(nan)(nan)(nan)(nan)(nan)部(bu)庭院有(you)(you)26間瓦房(fang)和8間草房(fang),是軍警(jing)住房(fang)。北(bei)(bei)(bei)部(bu)院內為(wei)邊務督辦(ban)公(gong)署所在,主體建(jian)(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)為(wei)正對南(nan)(nan)(nan)(nan)(nan)大(da)(da)門的(de)(de)南(nan)(nan)(nan)(nan)(nan)大(da)(da)樓。南(nan)(nan)(nan)(nan)(nan)大(da)(da)樓為(wei)二層(ceng)樓房(fang),東(dong)西(xi)(xi)長20.8米,南(nan)(nan)(nan)(nan)(nan)北(bei)(bei)(bei)寬18.6米,柱下有(you)(you)琢磨工細的(de)(de)石鼓,廊、檐(yan)之下雕刻精美的(de)(de)幾何圖案(an),青(qing)磚粉(fen)黛(dai)、重檐(yan)飛翹,具有(you)(you)清(qing)代建(jian)(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)之風。南(nan)(nan)(nan)(nan)(nan)大(da)(da)樓東(dong)、西(xi)(xi)兩側共(gong)(gong)有(you)(you)廂(xiang)房(fang)17間,南(nan)(nan)(nan)(nan)(nan)大(da)(da)門兩側有(you)(you)瓦房(fang)24.5間。辦(ban)公(gong)廳、大(da)(da)堂(tang)、北(bei)(bei)(bei)樓等(deng)處于建(jian)(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)群南(nan)(nan)(nan)(nan)(nan)北(bei)(bei)(bei)中軸線之上(shang),此(ci)外,院內還設有(you)(you)庫房(fang)、淋(lin)浴室、水(shui)井(jing)、養魚池(chi)、游覽橋(qiao)、花(hua)(hua)池(chi)等(deng)設施,院內空地及甬道均以青(qing)磚鋪地。
清光(guang)緒三十三年(1907年),為抵制日本侵占東北(bei)的陰(yin)謀(mou),解決中韓邊(bian)(bian)(bian)(bian)界(jie)問(wen)題(ti),設立了(le)吉林邊(bian)(bian)(bian)(bian)務督辦公署(shu),處理邊(bian)(bian)(bian)(bian)務問(wen)題(ti)。約當宣(xuan)統元年,邊(bian)(bian)(bian)(bian)務督辦吳祿貞(zhen)修建了(le)邊(bian)(bian)(bian)(bian)務督辦公署(shu)。清宣(xuan)統二年(1910年)裁撤邊(bian)(bian)(bian)(bian)務督辦公署(shu),舊(jiu)址逐漸廢(fei)棄(qi),現(xian)僅存南大(da)樓和1棟廂房。1984、2002年,延邊(bian)(bian)(bian)(bian)朝鮮族(zu)自治州人民(min)政府兩次(ci)對舊(jiu)址進(jin)行了(le)整(zheng)修。
延吉邊務督辦公署舊(jiu)址,是延邊轄區內僅有的(de)清(qing)(qing)代(dai)建(jian)筑。它承載了近代(dai)中(zhong)國(guo)(guo)的(de)百(bai)年滄桑,見證了俄日(ri)列強(qiang)侵(qin)略東(dong)北(bei)的(de)歷史,記錄了清(qing)(qing)末仁人志士維(wei)護國(guo)(guo)家(jia)主權之(zhi)義(yi)舉(ju),是開(kai)展愛國(guo)(guo)主義(yi)教育珍貴的(de)實證教材。其建(jian)筑中(zhong)西合璧,既有西方“折中(zhong)主義(yi)”建(jian)筑元素,又有中(zhong)國(guo)(guo)傳統(tong)建(jian)筑風格的(de)運(yun)用與融合,建(jian)筑結(jie)構新穎,形制獨特,工(gong)藝精湛,別具一(yi)格,具有一(yi)定的(de)研(yan)究價值和歷史意義(yi)。