In 1904 het Gandhi [[Hermann Kallenbach]], 'n Duitse Joodse argitek ontmoet, wat in 1896 in die land aangekom het. In 1907 het Kallenbach 'n huis ontwerp wat op die vorm van twee plaaslike [[rondawel]]s gebaseer was.<ref name="artefacts1">[http://www.artefacts.co.za/main/Buildings/arch_det.php?archid=864&bldgorder=%60tblbldg%60.%60name%60&orderby=&initial=&source=1 "Hermann Kallenbach"], Artefacts.co.za, accessed 18 June 2013</ref> maar met Europese boumetodes gebou. Dit is die Kraal genoem.
Die huis het stalle en 'n tennisbaan gehad, maar Gandhi en Kallenbach het 'n lewe van meditasie en onthouding gelei. Gandhi slepthet in an'n atticsolderkamer roomgebly, whichwat hehy enteredmet via'n aleer ladderbereik het, butmaar hehy anden Kallenbach sharedhet the'n samekombuis kitchengedeel and entertaineden theirhulle guestsgaste in thedie livingwoonkamer roomonthaal. TheDie huise het housesnie diddeure nottussen havehulle connectinggehad doorsnie, andso itdit was necessarynodig toom leaveeen onehuis housete inverlaat orderom toby enterdie theander otherin te gaan. Kallenbach'slifese waslewe transformedis byingrypend theirverander lifedeur togetherdie andtyd thewat moneyhulle thatsaam hegespandeer spenthet, onen himselfdie wasgeld cutwat tohy aop homself gespandeer het is gesny tot 'n tenthtiende ofvan itsdie initialvorige figurebedrag.<ref>[http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_who-was-hermann-kallenbach_1527719 "Who was Hermann Kallenbach"], DNA India.</ref> TheyHulle lefthet in 1909 die huis verlaat, anden thedit househet sedertdien hadverskeie severaleienaars ownersgehad<ref name="museum">{{cite web|title=the Museum|url=http://www.satyagrahahouse.com/en/Gandhi-History-Johannesburg|publisher=satyagrahahouse.com|accessdate=19 June 2013}}</ref> beforevoordat being boughtdit in 2009 bydeur thedie FrenchFranse travel companyrysmaatskappy Voyageurs du Monde togekoop, theten chagrinspyte ofvan thedie Governmentfeit ofdat Indiadie whoIndiese wantedregering todit acquirewou itkoop om as an'n IndianIndiese nationalnasionale monument te bedryf.<ref name=smith>{{cite news|last=Smith|first=David|title=French firm wins bidding war for Gandhi house|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/oct/09/mahatma-gandhi-south-africa-house|accessdate=31 July 2013|newspaper=The Guardian|date=9 October 2009}}</ref> TheDie FrenchFranse companymaatskappy hadhet itdit restoredgerestoureer, anden openeddit itin to the public2011 as a'n museumgastehuis andaan guestdie housepubliek in 2011oopgemaak.
The museum is managed by Lauren Segal,<ref name="joburg" /> who also manages other museums, including the Apartheid Museum.<ref>[http://www.satyagrahahouse.com/en/Museum-Johannesburg-exhibit Musum], satyagrahahouse.com, accessed 18 June 2013</ref> [[Satyagraha]] means "truth force", a reference to the concept of non-violent resistance developed by Gandhi when he lived in South Africa.<ref name=joburg/>
