ɪt wʌz bˈɪlt ɚɹˈaʊnd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ ænd ɪz fɹˈiːkwəntli bˌʌt ɪŋkɚɹˈɛktli ɹᵻfˈɜːd tʊ æz bˌiːɪŋ ɐ tˈoʊl hˈaʊs fɚðə vˈændɚbˌɪlt mˈoʊɾɚ pˈɑːɹkweɪ wˌɪtʃ ɹˈæn kənsˈɪdɚɹəbli sˈaʊθ ʌv ðɪs loʊkˈeɪʃən.
It was built around 1864 and is frequently but incorrectly referred to as  being a toll house for the Vanderbilt Motor Parkway which ran considerably south of this location.