[7] According to local lore, it was shaped as a club because its builder and original owner, Confederate veteran, lumberman, and early Texarkana mayor James Draughon, built it with $10,000 that he won in a game of poker with an ace of clubs.

After Moore, Jr., died in 1942, his widow remained in the house until her own death in 1985, at which point it was deeded to the Texarkana Museum System in her will.

[7][10][11] Each room was restored to represent a different time period in the history of the house, spanning from 1880 to 1940.

[2][7] In 2016, the house's lawn hosted the Texarkana Museums System's Moonlight & Movies classic film series.

[13] The Ace of Clubs House has been featured on the HGTV television program Christmas Castles.