In 1910, Herman Knibbe (1884-1954), grandson of Spring Branch's first settler, German immigrant Dietrich Knibbe (1817-1896), built this house with his wife, Ada (Ohlrich) Knibbe (1889-1980). It was one of three residences on the same road owned by Herman and his two brothers, Arno Knibbe (1889-1984) and Harry Knibbe (1886-1974). The Knibbe family played an integral role in the growth of Spring Branch by operating the local general store and serving as postmasters. They constructed the house with large quarried rock from their ranch on a hillside east of the property, and its overall structure remains intact from the original 1910 construction, including the exterior walls, exterior entrance doors with transoms and full-length oval beveled glass panes, and single-pane windows with wavy glass. Along with the main house, the family built a chicken house, a partially underground cistern with an attached hand pump, a wooden smokehouse, a caretaker's house built in 1930, a tin-covered outbuilding that originally served as a carriage house, and a two-room woodwork shop and storage area. Using Spring Branch's resources, the Knibbes milled wood, farmed cotton, raised cattle, chickens, and goats, quarried rock, and provided water and electricity to the area. More than a century of Knibbes lived in the house, reflecting the hardships and accomplishments of Spring Branch's earliest settlers and the legacy of their descendants.