It was built in 1914 for Frank M. MacFarland, a professor of histology at Stanford University.

[2] He lived here with his wife, née Olive Knowles Hornbrook, and died in 1951.

[2] The house was designed by architect Arthur Bridgman Clark in the American Craftsman style, with Classical Revival features.

[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 21, 2006.

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