In March of 1915, construction began on the residence for George Herbert Benham, replacing an earlier commercial structure that was erected in 1902 and demolished shortly before work on the home commenced. Benham served as the treasurer for Bighorn Lumber Co. and was a reportedly successful businessman in the region.

Utilizing lumber and building materials from his business, the home was completed at a recorded permit cost of around $3,000.00. Constructed in the Arts and Crafts style, vastly popular during the early twentieth century, the home exhibits a wide array of characteristics often found in craftsman bungalows, including eave overhangs, brackets, robust square columns, linear mouldings, generous room layouts, nature inspired colorways and motifs, and an emphasis on craftsmanship and unostentatious beauty. The home also featured a number of burgeoning modern conveniences that set it apart from many homes of the period, such as steam heat, two full bathrooms, fully electric lighting, a California Cooler in the kitchen, a water heating plant in the basement, and a garage.

Benham sold the home in 1923 to William H. Johnston, who was a dispatcher for the CB&Q Railroad. His family occupied the home for over forty years, selling it around 1968. The house then went through a small succession of owners until becoming a rental property in the 1980s.

Over the subsequent decades the home fell into disrepair and suffered poorly executed renovations and cosmetic changes. Luke Knudson purchased the home in 2020 and commenced an extensive restoration process, returning the home to nearly its original state. It now operates as a vacation rental.