[2][3] It was built by Samuel Weakley, an early settler and surveyor, in 1802, in the Federal architectural style.

[2] It was later passed on to his brother, Robert Weakley (1764–1845), who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1809 to 1811.

[2] In 1855, it was purchased by Ezekiel Truett, who changed the architectural style to Italianate and classical.

[2] In 1989, a Vanderbilt Professor, Henry Teloh, and his wife, Mary, purchased the house, and continued the care and restoration of it.

The Teloh family did extensive restoration of the house after it was heavily damaged by the April, 1998 F-4 Tornado that hit Nashville.