The house was built in 1861 for Edwin Arnold and his wife Harriet McLanahan.

During the American Civil War, their daughter Mary Dean was accidentally shot in the house by the [Union Army] but recovered.

His grandson, Henry Harrell, sold some of the land on the property to build more houses in 1940–1955.

[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 27, 1992.

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