It consists of a small mountainside collection of studios and residences clustered about the original Pakatakan Lodge.

It is an extremely well preserved collection of unusual Shingle Style and other wood frame seasonal buildings.

The artists who came to the Hoffman House included Alexander Helwig Wyant, George Smillie, Parker Mann (1852–1918) and Edward Loyal Field (1856–1914).

[3] The original buildings were built between 1886 and 1930 and are primarily shingled or novelty styled with simile design and limited ornamentation.

Common features include shingled sides, steeply pitched roofs, overhanging unboxed eaves, and brick fireplaces.