Built in 1837, it was the principal residence of portraitist and landscape painter George Caleb Bingham (1811–79) from 1837 to 1845.

This property is included in, and forms part of the northern boundary of, the Arrow Rock State Historic Site.

The house is a small single-story brick structure, with a three-bay front facade, side gable roof, and chimneys built into the end walls.

[3] The house was built in 1837 by George Caleb Bingham, then just married and starting his career.

It was given a more thoughtful restoration in 1964–65, with the goal of returning it to a Federal style appearance, due to a lack of documentary evidence of its condition during Bingham's residency.