It received its nickname from its association to Hoag who was a grain dealer.

[2] The two-story frame structure features a hipped roof capped with a belvedere, bracketed eaves, and ornate window hoods.

The front porch and the porte-cochere were added around the turn of the 20th century.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

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