The home was purchased in 1931 by Jay Spaulding and his daughter, Sue Gross, who did some restoration work.  It was opened to the public as a private period museum.

In 1899, Eunice (Denham) Lovejoy died.  Her daughters and one of Owen’s sons lived in the home for 7 years.  It then became a tenant home for those who farmed the land.

Over the course of the 1850’s, the east section of the house was added.

In 1837, the house was built by Butler Denham.  It served as a farm house, surrounded by almost 1300 acres of farmland. Facts about the original house: Mostly built of black walnut from the local sawmill White oak was used for sills, studs, and floor joists; bark was left on