It was built by local doctor and benefactor Goodall H. Wooten and his wife Ella and was noted for its Classical Revival architecture and lush gardens.

They lived with Wooten's father while the house was being built and their daughter Lucie was born in her grandfather's home.

The west end of the house was expanded and the lower sitting room was merged into a new library and another bedroom was added.

On October 20, 1953, the property was sold to Christian Faith and Life Community, who operated the house until 1972 as a student residence hall.

The mansion changed purposes on November 15, 1979, when James and Delois Coker bought it and opened the Chemical Dependency Treatment Center of Austin.