 Built by Peter Kirk, the founder of Kirkland, the home's original owner was William D. Buchanan, the town's first doctor.Buchanan left town the following year.Some sources state that Dr. Barkley Trueblood then lived in the home, however research done for the City of Kirkland Landmark Commission found that while no record of Dr. Trueblood ever owning or living in the house existed, there was a record that his stepson and mayor of Kirkland, Albert Newell, bought the property in 1907.