Built in 1772 by American Revolutionary War general Francis Nash, it was home from 1782–1790 to Founding Father William Hooper, a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence.

The interior retains a number of original finishes, including wide pine floors and fireplace mantels in some rooms.

[3] The house was built in 1772 by Francis Nash, a politician and general of the Continental Army, who died in the 1777 Battle of Germantown, during the American Revolutionary War.

Hooper was originally buried on the grounds, in the east side garden; his ashes were moved to Guilford Courthouse in 1894.

Other prominent residents of the house include William Alexander Graham, a Governor of North Carolina.