Because of financial difficulties he built the house over a period of four years, completing it in 1883.

[2] He was also a local promoter who sat on the Parsons College board of trustees.

Samuel F. Booker, another community promoter and a farmer, was the second owner retired and died here.

[2] The back wing, which is the frame portion of the structure, is original to the house.

This article about a property in Jefferson County, Iowa on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.