Most of the small-scale farms in the Big Bend area quickly fell into ruin after the park was established in 1944.

Larger-scale ranch structures survived in greater numbers, but the small-scale irrigated bottomland farms have not.

Graham, who owned the Lou Buttrill Ranch in the northern Big Bend, used the grain from the Daniels operation to feed his cattle, turning them out in the fields in winter.

The house's surroundings retain traces of the irrigated farm environment and possess good historical integrity.

[2] A small portion of the Daniels Farm comprising the house and its immediate surroundings is incorporated in the National Register of Historic Places listing, established on October 20, 1989.