It was constructed in 1840 for Roderick Matheson, a local merchant and later a member of the Senate of Canada.

After Roderick Matheson's death in 1873, the house was inherited by Arthur James Matheson, a lawyer and member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

After a series of subsequent owners, the house was acquired by the municipality and became the Perth Museum.

The house was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1966.

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