The house was built in 1890 by early Redlands residents David and Sarah Morey for $20,000, profits from the sale of their citrus nursery.

[2] In the 1940s, it was reportedly owned by actress Carole Lombard's uncle and left to her in his will, but she died before she could take ownership.

[citation needed] Shortly after, the mansion was purchased by Willard L. and Florence Wiseman, and then sold in 1969 to Curtiss and Phyllis Allen.

The mansion opened as the first bed and breakfast in Redlands in 1985[3] under then-owners Carl Ljungquist and Gary Conway.

[4] The house was purchased by Janet Cosgrove in 1998, who oversaw renovation work[1] to the building before reopening it as a bed and breakfast in 2006.