The brick portion of the rear ell is the oldest section and dates to about 1798.

It was the home of impactful Brethren elder and author, Peter Nead (1796-1877).

He lived here from the time he married Elizabeth, daughter of the builder Benjamin Yount, in 1825, until 1839.

[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

This article about a property in Rockingham County, Virginia on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.