It was designed by the Chester architect John Douglas for the 1st Duke of Westminster on his Eaton Hall estate.

Douglas had carried out work on the Duke's other farms but this was his first complete farmstead, with the house and the buildings being designed together as a whole.

[2] The buildings are no longer used as a farm and have been converted into offices as part of the Chester Business Park.

[1][2] In 1888 Douglas submitted his design for this building and for Saighton Lane Farm at the Royal Academy.

[4] The authors of the Buildings of England express the opinion that this is "one of the most agreeable of all Douglas' model farms".