The construction of Irvine house started in 1831 and ended in 1835. It was designed by William Bell and was built for Guy Carrolton Irvine and Rufus Weatherby. Even though it was built for these two families, but when Weatherby suddenly dead in 1833, the house was completed for Irvin's family.
A combination of Pennsylvania Georgian style and Greek Revival, the house is a unique architectural example of the time it was established.The last descendants of Guy C. Irvine to live in the house were his granddaughter (Rachel's daughter), Louisa Bachop Briggs, and her daughter, Alice Briggs Higgins, and family. The Higgins clan cared little for keeping a neat house. Their chickens resided in the 90 over the kitchen and, upon the family's departure from the property, the house was in a pretty sad state.
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