The house's design features wood siding, a cornice with decorative brackets, a front porch topped by a balustrade, and a three-sided bay on the right side of the front facade.

William Dresbach, the home's first owner, was a wealthy local merchant who served as Davis' first postmaster.

Hunt's brother John moved into the home in 1902; after 1920, his daughter Mary Boyer owned the home until her death in 1973.

[2] The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 13, 1976.

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