Arewa House, at 1 Rabah Road in Kaduna, is the former official residence of Sir Ahmadu Bello, first Premier of Northern Nigeria and one of the founding figures of the modern Nigerian state. After Bello's assassination in January 1966, the property was acquired by Ahmadu Bello University and converted into a centre for historical documentation and research on Northern Nigeria. It now functions as a museum and archive.
The museum holds documents, photographs, and artifacts relating to Bello and to the broader political history of the north from the colonial period through independence. For anyone interested in Nigerian history, this is a serious institution with serious collections. The building itself is also significant — a dignified colonial-era residence that reflects the status and tastes of the northern political establishment in the years around independence.