Located along Fourth Street west of downtown,[1] the Robeson House has been ranked as the city's most significant Queen Anne mansion.

After graduation from the Ohio Medical College in 1870, Robeson practiced medicine in Illinois for a short while before moving to Darke County.

[3] Following a period of service in the village of Arcanum, he moved to Greenville in 1900, where he arranged for the construction of a combined house-and-office building.

Besides maintaining his medical practice, Robeson was a public servant, holding office as a county probate judge from 1902 to 1908.

[2] Among the most significant details are its stone foundation,[4] its slate roof, and a pavilion-style porch on the front.