Smith was born in Lake City in 1861, and his parents Peter and Sarah were pioneer settlers here.

[2] He was a local businessman who married Lottie Belle Huff in Lake City.

[2] The asymmetrical, cross-gable structure has a prominent porch on the southeast corner.

Between the first and second floors is a beltcourse of rough brick, and there is a bracketed cornice at the roofline.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.