[2] He was a friend of U.S. President Grover Cleveland, who sometimes vacationed in the area [citation needed].

The shop of a local blacksmith who shod Cleveland's horses has been moved to the house property as well.

The interior of the house has an 1890 ceiling mural painted by local artist Charles Raleigh.

[2] After his death, it passed to Mercy Briggs McDermott and her husband William.

In the 1970s the town worked to restore it, and in 1998 moved the blacksmith shop to the grounds.