It was formerly listed on the National Register of Historic Places, but was demolished and delisted in 1972.

He attended the Michigan Agricultural College for a time, and in 1862 began work for the Quartermaster Corps in Washington, D.C., a position he held until 1867.

Davis founded the Lansing Company, a maker of wheelbarrows, in 1881 and the City National Bank in 1886.

Moon's design was a fine Victorian Carpenter Gothic, with multiple porches and balconies.

In 1971, demolition began, but were temporarily halted as plans were being made to rehabilitate the house by the Greater Lansing Historical Society.