Around 1810, his son David built the two-room log cabin which now sits facing the main house at the Mast Farm.

A photo of the house in the early 1900s shows a sign stating simply, "BROOKSHIDE FARM, D. FINLEY MAST, ONE HALF MILE TO POST OFFICE."

Originally, the main house consisted of only the part closest to the road – three stories high, with two rooms on each floor.

Over a period of about twenty-five years, five different symmetrical additions were completed, ultimately comprising thirteen bedrooms – and one bathroom.

This article about a property in Watauga County, North Carolina on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.