This house was built in 1908 by John P. Roper Jr. It was built in a style called the American Four-Square, which was a popular house design at the time. The house was almost destroyed by a fire that started in the blacksmith and carriage shop on the property. John Roper also owned a grocery store on Main Street, which he later sold to a company from Hamilton. In 1916, soldiers from the 164th Battalion stayed in the house. In 1920, John Robinson bought the home. He sold farm equipment and later sold cars, including Star and Durant cars, in a building near the post office.