It was built in 1906, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, balloon frame building with a cross-gable roof.

It was converted to a residence in 1909 and moved to its present site in 1956.

[2]: 2–3  The building currently serves as an historical museum and visitor's bureau for school tour groups and visitors to the City of Gary.

[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

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