[1] This farmhouse was built in 1853-1858 by Liberty Hyde Bailey Sr., and stood on his 80-acre farm.

In 1918, Frank E. Warner purchased the Bailey farm, and lived there until his death in 1926.

[3] In 1937, the property which the house stands on was presented to the city of South Haven for use as a memorial to Dr. Bailey.

The Liberty Hyde Bailey Birthplace is a 1+1⁄2-story Greek Revival house clad in clapboard and sitting on a fieldstone foundation.

A single-story rear section was added some time after the original construction.