[2] It was inherited by their daughter Jennie, who lived here with her husband John Meade, an engineer for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.

On April 16, 1874, John Mackey Meade, a civil engineer, came to Shawnee County from Virginia to survey the route of the Santa Fe Railroad.

In 1976, after being placed on the National Historic Register, the house became a Bicentennial project of the Junior League of Topeka.

Restoration of the exterior and three main rooms of the first floor of the house were financed by private, state and federal funds.

The work was completed and the house was opened to the public for seasonal tours as part of Topeka's Bicentennial celebration.