[7] It was later added individually to the National Register of Historic Places on April 16, 2012, for its significance in education, entertainment, and social history.

[9] The club was established in 1892 by a group of local women and was first known as the Reading Circle.

They discussed literature and cultural topics, led by their first president, Elie Erismann.

[11][12] In 1996, they started the annual Hidden Gardens of Lambertville tour to raise funds for community projects.

[13][14] The house was built by Joseph Smith and others around 1870 as a one-story frame schoolhouse, which became known as the Lambertville Seminary.