Ordu museum is located at the provincial center in Selimiye neighbourhood on Taşocak Street. The building which is known as the "Paşaoğlu Konağı" (Paşaoğlu Mansion) is a first class example of civic architecture. It was built by Paşaoğlu Hüseyin Efendi, one of the rich notables of Ordu, in 1896.

The building covers an area of 625 m² together with its garden. The stones of the mansion were brought from Ünye, its wood and tiles from Romania and craftsmen from İstanbul were engaged in its construction.

The mansion (konak) which is one of the most beautiful examples of our 19^th century civic architecture is a three storey bulding including the ground floor. The ground floor is arranged as the administative offices, the first floor as the section of ethnographic materials and the second floor to reflect the characteristics mansion life.

Paşaoğlu mansion was expropriated in 1982 by the General Directorate of Historical Works and Museums of the Ministry of Tourism and Culture and its restoration started in 1983. It was inaugurated as Paşaoğlu Konağı and Ethnography Museum on 18 November 1987 when the restoration and display arrangements were completed.

With the restoration of Paşaoğlu mansion and and by opening it to public as a museum another one of the rare examples of civic architecture of the Black Sea region that survived from the last century to our times has been saved for the coming generations.

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