The building, named in honor of Joseph Habersham, was designed by Henry Hornbostel to serve as the headquarters for the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

The chapter, based in Atlanta, was named in honor of Joseph Habersham, a politician from Georgia who had been a soldier in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and served as the United States Postmaster General, among other government positions.

"[2] Henry Hornbostel served as the architect for the building, which was designed as a replica of the Bulloch–Habersham House in Savannah, Georgia.

[3] In April 1923, the hall hosted the 25th annual state conference of the Georgia Daughters of the American Revolution.

[2] The front of the 2 story building features French doors underneath a hexastyle portico directly beneath the gable.