The main section and north wing of the building were built c. 1826. It was remodeled c. 1880 and a south wing added in 1905. The two and one-half story building features several architectural styles, described in the nomination form as vernacular Federal with Carpenter Gothic/Stick and Colonial Revival embellishment.[3]
In 1878, Charles E. Noble purchased the property and remodeled it. In 1890, he sold it to a group of seven women from the Morristown Presbyterian Church, for use as a Home for Worthy and Destitute Women. In 1905, Alfred R. Whitney financed the south wing expansion and the building was renamed the Old Ladies Home. In 1940, the name was changed to the current one, Mount Kemble Home.[3][4]
