John Cockrem, a farmer and weaver, owned this farm. His son Philip was the second of three family generations to occupy the house. Philip was the second postmaster of Green Village from 1863 to 1869. He was a wagon maker, farmer, and major contributor to the building of the Green Village Methodist Church. From 1956 to 2000, the home was occupied by Helen and Arthur Fenske. Helen was instrumental in the fight to defeat the Great Swamp Jet Port.