The oldest portion of the 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house, its central chimney and right-side rooms, were probably built c. 1706 by a man named Hastings.

Left-side rooms and a partial leanto section on the back of the house were added during the 18th century.

The house underwent a major restoration in the late 1957, which included raising the roof on the leanto section.

Evidence of the building's First Period origins is still visible in the right front room.

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