Built by Jacob Magee in 1848, the 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure is an example of the Gulf Coast Cottage style.

The house is best known as the site of preliminary arrangements for the surrender of the last Confederate States Army east of the Mississippi River.

Taylor's forces, comprising 47,000 Confederate troops serving in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, were the last remaining Confederate force east of the Mississippi River.

It ceased operation as a museum in 2010, due to a lack of public support and declining revenues, and was listed for sale.

This article about a property in Alabama on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.