Under the leadership of its steward, it preserved the furniture and jewelry of the Crown, as well as fabrics, tapestries, and ceremonial weapons. After the Revolution of 1789, the headquarters of the Ministry of the Navy were established there, giving the building its name, which it retained until 2015. Over time, and despite its classification as a historic monument in 1923, the decoration and layout of the rooms in the mansion were altered until the latest restoration, carried out by the 2BDM agency, restored the original volumes and features of the Ancien Régime, either preserved or rediscovered, as well as a set of ad hoc furniture.
Built as a mirror image of a building located on the other side of Place de la Concorde between 1758 and 1772, based on plans by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, the King's chief architect, the hotel became the Royal Furniture Repository in 1774.