While the house was built in the 1840s, its current design comes from a series of additions and renovations which began in 1878.

Howard K. Weber, a prominent local banker, started this renovation process shortly after buying the house.

The house's new design was primarily Italianate, as the style was then nationally popular; its influence can be seen in the asymmetrical plan, the low hip roof with a bracketed cornice, and the arched windows.

The house also exhibits a late Victorian influence in its more detailed elements, particularly the first-floor bay windows and the Gothic moldings on the second floor.

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