It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 26, 1990, for its significance in architecture, exploration/settlement, literature, military history, and politics/government.

According to local historian Thomas Shourds (1805–1891), he built a house here c. 1730.

His second son, Solomon Ware, inherited the house in 1754 and built a one-story brick addition in 1758.

[4] Next, Joshua's oldest son, Joseph Thompson bought the house from him.

Joseph's daughter Sarah Thompson inherited the property and later married Shourds in 1828.