The house, which started life as a private residence, became the headquarters of Erdington Urban District Council and was then returned to residential use, is a Grade II listed building.

[3] Originally known as Birches Green House, the new building was designed in the neoclassical style, built in brick with a stucco finish and was completed in 1727.

[6] After Abraham's granddaughter, Barbara, married the anti-slavery campaigner, William Wilberforce, in May 1797, the house became their home.

[6] Following significant population growth, largely associated with residential development, a local board of health was formed in the Aston Parish area in 1869.

[13] It was sold it to a developer, Cameron Homes, in 2017,[14] and construction work, to convert the building into 15 residential apartments, started in 2019.