The two-story farmhouse features "vernacular Greek Temple" architecture; the architect is unknown.[2] It was built around 1875, and owned by Philomen Bird sometime before 1888.[3] In 1890, Winford and Lucy Day Bailey bought the property from Bird.[2]
The Baileys lived at the house and ran it as a 208 acres (84ha) farm until Mrs. Bailey's death in 1936.[2] They farmed and raised tobacco, cattle, corn, and pigs.[2] The land around the house is planted with old walnut trees, maple trees, redbud trees, and locust trees.[2]
Its listing followed a 1986–1987 study of Shelby County's historic resources.[4] The house was within a 2019 study area for routing of a new highway connecting Interstate 65 and Interstate 71 while avoiding Louisville.[5]
