[4] It was nominated for its association with local Euro-American settlement through its succession of notable early owners, and for being Anoka's best-preserved example of Greek Revival architecture.

They built the family home out of simple wood and clapboard siding while using elements of Greek Revival architecture in the formal design.

That same year, Hammons added to the west section, creating a two-and-a-half-story structure with a full basement, which came to be considered the main house.

Under her care, the south side of the narrow lot along the house became a prolific producer of brightly colored flowers and plants, many of which Marie bred herself.

The developers considered it too far gone to restore and attempted to demolish it in order to make way for a condominium, though city zoning and preservation ordinances prohibited it.