The house was built circa 1840 for D.C. Slaten, the first mayor of Grafton.

Locally quarried limestone was used to build the house; at the time of its construction, Grafton limestone was only used to build structures within the city, though it later became a widespread building material in the region.

The limestone blocks on the front facade are visibly more ashlar than those on the sides, a masonry choice which gives the front corners a quoin-like appearance.

[2] The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 16, 1994.

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