The Bureau of Parks commissioned architect Ernest F. Tucker to design the public toilet, pavilion, and storage room in 1929.

In 2015, Erik Henriksen of the Portland Mercury said the Stone House "looks like Tolkien-esque ruins, if Middle-earth had taggers",[5] and Thrillist's Mattie John Bamman described the abandoned structure as "filled with Satanic graffiti".

[9] Kale Williams included the Stone House in The Oregonian's 2017 list of the sixteen "coolest and creepiest abandoned places" in the Pacific Northwest.

Williams described the structure as a popular resting spot for hikers and wrote, "For better or worse, the so-called Witches Castle is periodically covered in graffiti, but it's still a sight to behold.

"[11] Parade's Scott Steinberg described the Stone House as a "gnome home-esque structure... covered in bright green moss" in 2017.