P. G. Hubbard had the house built in 1860; four years later, it was sold to J. Newton Conger, a livestock shipper and prominent local citizen.

The house has a Carpenter Gothic design described as the best example of the style in Knox County.

The front porch and the roof's steep gables feature gingerbread trim along the edges, a characteristic feature of the style.

The house's tall and narrow windows have decorative hat-like surrounds along the top and upper sides.

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