The house was built in 1844 by Lyman Scott, who founded Summer Hill the following year.

Scott, an early Pike County settler who also founded Rockport, built the house as a summer home for his family.

Scott, a prominent local merchant, also founded and funded Summer Hill's first school.

The house is the oldest surviving building in Summer Hill.

[2] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 10, 1983.