The original location of the house was along what is now Old Woodward, south of Maple Road and in the heart of what is now the Birmingham's commercial district.

By the late 1820s, Hunter began manufacturing farm implements, building a foundry near his home as well as a furnace in Detroit.

By 1893, Henry Randall was the owner, and he moved the house from its original location to Brown Street.

The house passed through a series of owners who used it as a residence until 1970, when it was purchased by the city of Birmingham.

The city moved it to its current location in a historical park on Maple Road.