Built in 1911–1912, it was the home of John Sprunt Hill (1869–1961) and his wife Annie Watts Hill (died 1940), daughter of George Washington Watts, co-founder of the American Tobacco Company.

[1] Hill bequeathed the Spanish Colonial Revival mansion to a foundation created in memory of his wife.

The Annie Watts Hill Foundation was created to support non-sectarian, non-political female organizations.

As of 2008[update], the Junior League of Durham and Orange Counties makes its home here, although it is open to any group meeting the aforementioned criteria.

This article about a property in Durham County, North Carolina on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.