Established in the nineteenth century and still in operation in the twenty-first, the farmstead has been named a historic site because of its traditionally built agricultural structures.

[3] All three historic structures on the farmstead were built between the late nineteenth century and the early twentieth: the granary in 1875,[4] the barn in 1884,[2] and the milkhouse in 1915.

These form a tight complex centered on the barn; the milkhouse is placed to the north, the granary to the east, and a family cemetery to the south.

The complex sits above the valley of Paddy's Run, creating a scene that late-nineteenth-century journalists deemed more picturesque than any other farm in Butler County.

Also built in a "T" shape, the structure includes corn cribs as well as space for steam-powered grinding machinery, which was installed to simplify the process of preparing grain for consumption by cattle in the barn.