It was built in 1940-41 by crews of the Civilian Conservation Corps as an administrative headquarters for Darling State Park, and as a toll house for the Burke Mountain Road.

The wing nearest the street originally housed the toll facilities for the mountain road and caretaker's quarters, while the main block was designed for public access and offices of the park administration.

Darling built a carriage road to the summit of Burke Mountain about 1910, which was improved in part by the CCC in the 1930s, when other park facilities, including construction of this house, took place.

The house remained state property until 1969, when it was sold to the operators of the Burke Mountain Ski Area.

They used the building for administrative and residential purposes until 2000, when it was sold into private ownership following the ski area's bankruptcy.