This wealth allowed his wife, Mary C. Lathrop and him, to buy up many parcels of land in Redwood City, one of which they constructed the house upon in 1863.

The house was constructed in the Gothic Revival style was becoming more popular at the time with tall gables and arches pierced by quatrefoil designs.

[7] San Mateo County acquired the house in 1968 to make it part of a heritage center.

[8] The Lathrop House was restored on the exterior through joint efforts of the Redwood City Heritage Association and the county.

[4] In 2017, it was closed in advance of a planned move of the structure to be adjacent to the San Mateo County History Museum.