It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

[2] A barn on the property was, as of 1988, the only high style Gothic Revival ancillary building in Aberdeen.

[2] In 1988, it was still occupied by a descendant of Dr. George Augustus Sykes, for whom the house was built.

[2] In 2006, The Old Homestead was put up for auction by Sykes descendant Boonie Evans, and on April 24 the home was purchased by Caius and Linda Dodd along with some of its original furnishings.

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