[3] The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 29, 1974, for its significance in military and religion history.

[4] The fieldstone house was built in 1752 by Joseph Stout, one of the founders of the First Baptist Church of Hopewell.

It is located on a hillside, the north elevation is two stories high and the south is three.

During the American Revolutionary War, John Price Hunt lived here.

On June 24, 1778, General George Washington held a council of war here in preparation for the Battle of Monmouth.