Valdeka palace was built in the 17th century outside Jelgava. In 1848, the owners of the palace became the Reke family and decided to reconstruct the building. Therefore, in 1860s Kristofs Karlis fon der Reke reconstructed the building in Neo-Gothic style. During the post-war years, as its rooms were rebuilt several times, the palace had served as the multi-apartment building, laboratory, office building and kindergarten.