[1][2] James Bintliff had immigrated from England around 1841, worked in wool factories in New York, and moved to Monroe in 1853.

Bintliff helped organize the Republican Party, he was against slavery, and in 1862 he raised an infantry company which was captured in the Battle of Thompson's Station in Tennessee.

[4] Bintliff's house in Monroe is in Gothic Revival style, characterized by the steep roof, the tall windows, and the elaborate bargeboards on the gables.

Inside are a fireplace, a porcelain and glass chandelier in the dining room, and a spiral staircase.

[3] The NRHP nomination describes the Bintliff house as "Monroe's best domestic example of Gothic Revival style.