In 1916, David Brantley Dice and Jessie Van May Dice moved to the Kendall area from Little River in northern Miami, purchased land from J.J. Hinson, and established a farm. They later opened a small general store and lived above it until 1920, when they built this house. The store became the center of the small pioneer community because it was one of the few buildings with a telephone. The house is one of the last remaining frame vernacular buildings in Kendall and symbolizes the simple life of early southern Miami-Dade County. It was designated a historical site by Miami-Dade County in 1989. After suffering severe damage during Hurricane Andrew in 1992 and deteriorating afterward, it faced demolition in 2005. Combined efforts by the Dade Heritage Trust, the District County Commissioner, the Miami-Dade County Office of Historic Preservation, and local community advocates saved it, and it was moved four blocks west from 9840 Southwest 77 Avenue to Continental Park, where it was restored and converted into a community center.