Richard R. Brettel described the house in Historic Denver as a prime example of "decorative or surface style eclecticism added to the basic Queen Anne Street house — very common in Denver by the mid- to late-1880s.

"[2] It was first owned by John S. Flower, who was a real estate developer in Denver and a close friend of Mayor Robert W.

[2] The house is historically significant for its association with attorney Joel F. Vaile and his family, who were leaders in the economic and social development of the Denver area and the state of Colorado.

A founding member of the law firm Wolcott, Vaile, and Waterman,[3] Vaile was a national authority on general business, mining, and railroad law.

[5] One year after retiring, Joel F. Vaile died in 1916 in Pasadena, California.