It was built circa 1872 for Dr. James A. Ross, his wife Jennie Brown and their children.

[2] Ross was a physician who served in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War of 1861–1865; in the Reconstruction era, he became a real estate investor.

[2] The house was designed in the Folk Victorian style, a combination of Queen Anne and Italianate architectural styles.

[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since June 25, 1999.

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