Built in 1874, it was the home of Doctor Fisk Holbrook Day (1826-1903), a prominent local physician and amateur geologist.

The main block was previously covered by a mansard roof with patterned red and yellow cedar shingles on a bed of gray, with iron cresting at the top of the steep section.

The interior has restored high-quality original woodwork and plaster, including a fine central staircase and marble fireplace surrounds.

[4] A carriage house originally stood at the east end of the property, but has since been replaced with a modern garage.

It was designed in part specifically to house his growing collection of paleontological artifacts, which are now in the possession of the University of Michigan.