[2] The property's ample parking lot and grounds are often used to participate and host community based events including a weekly food truck bazaar.

[3][4] Santa Monica was founded by Nevada Senator John Percival Jones in 1895.

The house originally cost between $3,000 - $5,000 and is the earliest known piece of American Colonial Revival style design of Sumner P.

[5] The building was officially landmarked in 1979, withe the California Heritage Museum opening in 1980.

[6] The museum is located on Main Street in Santa Monica, just a few blocks away from the landmarked building that was home to Jeff Ho Surfboards and Zephyr Productions.