Designed by David C. Lewis, the Tudor Revival home once contained a private chapel, a ballroom, and a wine cellar.

[4] It was constructed as the residence for Charles Scadding, the then-Episcopal Church Bishop of Oregon, after Ascension Episcopal Chapel had been moved to an adjacent lot in the "prestigious" Portland Heights (now Southwest Hills) neighborhood the same year.

[2] After it was completed in 1911, The Oregon Daily Journal called it "the finest clergyman's home in the city" featuring a library, study, and chapel, and noted that it cost roughly $15,000 to build.

[9] In September 1922, they hosted what newspapers called "possibly the outstanding social event of the convention" during the 47th triennial gathering of Episcopal Church delegates representing nearly every county in every American state, and many from abroad.

[2][12] Some qualities of Bishopcroft, including its semi-elliptical arched entry porch, have been identified as distinctively Tudor Revival in character.