In 1858, Thompson deeded the land to his daughter Mollie and her husband Austin Witherbee (a cashier at the First National Bank of Flint and later mayor of the city).

At some point before 1859, either Thompson or Witherbee constructed a small Greek Revival house on the property.

Austin Witherbee died in 1871, and his wife sold the property the next year to James H. Briscoe.

Briscoe immediately constructed a much larger house, essentially what is seen today, attached to the original Greek Revival structure.

The central bay projects forward, and contains tall one-over-one double hung sash window units on the first and second stories, and is topped with a gabled dormer above the roofline.