[4] The Georgian style house was added as a contributing property of the Tempe Wick Road–Washington Corners Historic District on August 25, 2000.

[5] The two and one-half story house was built around 1750 by Peter Kemble (1704–1789), who had moved here from New Brunswick after purchasing 1,250 acres (510 ha).

In 1840, his son Richard Kemble sold the property to Harry S. Hoyt, who moved the house 700 yards (640 m) to its new location slightly closer to Morristown.

His son Charles William McAlpin (1866–1942) lived here next and donated over 100 acres (40 ha) for the creation of Jockey Hollow.

[3][4] August 27–28, 1781, the First Brigade of the French Army marched past this house under command of General Comte de Rochambeau, along the route to Yorktown, Virginia.