It was built in 1888 and utilizes Folk Victorian styles, being one of the earliest surviving examples of it in San Diego County.

and Margaret Beers bought the building in 1926, selling it to Edward and Edith Deggendorf and Angeline G. Morgan in 1928 and 1929, respectively.

Her son rented the house until 1966, sharing it with his family before selling it to an amusement park on the beach, called Pacific Holidayland, which closed in 1983.

The studio rented the house and the one behind it for two weeks in June and was prepared by the crew by removing road signs and covering curbs with sand.

In Top Gun, the house was used as the main love interest, Charlie Blackwood's (played by Kelly McGillis) dwelling.

It was relocated and restored a block north of its original location in the courtyard of the new Mission Pacific Hotel in 2020, reopening on May 20, 2022, a week before the release of Top Gun: Maverick, the movie's sequel.

A dessert concept worked best in comparison to the shop's small size and both Lazar and Scott Malkin, the owner of the hotel, were fans of apple pie.