George H. Cooper, Sr. and his wife Virginia purchased this land in 1933 and moved a much smaller wood frame house to this location. They hired stone mason Jack Herndon, who began and completed all of the exterior and interior stone work. The home was expanded over the years and is architecturally significant for its oolitic limestone construction, a masonry material native to South Florida and more commonly known as coral rock. The Coopers' daughter Barbara Hanck and her husband purchased the home in 1961, cared for it for many years, and sold it to the Helman family in 1995.