John E. Shelton, a local homebuilder in Montgomery, built the original two-bedroom house between 1851 and 1853. In 1854, he sold it to Reverend Thomas Chilton (1798-1854), former U.S. representative, pastor of First Baptist Church of Montgomery, and close friend of David Crockett. The Chilton family sold the house in 1872. Dr. F.A. Young bought the property in 1891 and used the front room as his medical office through a door later sealed off. Dr. Young sold the house to David (1855-1921) and Minnie (1861-1931) Dean in 1894. The Deans added the white picket fence. Having no children of their own, they left the home to their nephew, Morris Steger. The house remains a remnant of Old Montgomery.