Thomas Woodson received this farm as a land grant from Thomas Jefferson for service in the Revolutionary War. His son Anthony made his home on this site and developed a prosperous farmstead considered one of the finest in the county. From his front porch, he and his family could see the L&N Railroad bridge across the river, but the bridge's strategic importance drew Union and Confederate forces to occupy Munfordville and Woodsonville continually throughout the war. During that occupation, Anthony Woodson suffered great losses because the Battle of Rowlett's Station and the Battle of Munfordville were fought on his farm. His fertile earth was piled into fortifications, his barns and outbuildings were burned, his timber was leveled, and his rail fences were taken for firewood. Unable to farm, he had no means of income. In 1864, the family filed a claim for war reparations from the Federal Government under an act of Congress to reimburse loyal civilians for losses caused by armies in battle and occupation. Woodson's claim for $12,126.00 was first disallowed because a witness described him as "a Southern man." Years later, the family finally accepted $4,594.00 in settlement, in time to rebuild their house after it had recently burned, using the same foundation and much the same design as the first. The Summer Kitchen at the rear of the house is original.