In the early 19th century, it was the site of a French dancing school led by Monsieur Louis Sansay.

On July 14, 1825, Louis Sansay held a ball in Lafayette's honor.

[4] The dancing school lost favor and was eventually closed in the 19th century following Presbyterian Reverend Albert Barnes's sermons against Louis Sansay's character and the perceived impurity of dancing.

Circa 1871, the house was purchased and used as the residential dwelling of artist, Navy officer, and Union general Joseph Warren Revere and his family.

[3] The dwelling was inherited by his son, lawyer and civic activist Paul Revere.