The structure was originally built as a gas station ca. 1919. At the time, Forest Home Drive had recently become a State Route and a major thoroughfare. There were two filling stations in the community; the other was located at 217 Forest Home Drive.
In 1931, the structure was converted into living quarters. That same year, the gas station drive-through area was enclosed by installing windows from Professor Tichenor's recently demolished home on Thurston Avenue. From 1935 to 1962 it was used as an antique shop. In 1962, the interior of the building was gutted and it was converted into a one-bedroom home. In 1973 two large double hung windows were installed facing the road and two 10 ft. by 5 ft. bay windows were installed on the north and south facades in the front living room. In 1982, the bathroom was extended four feet to the north and a back porch was built onto the northwest corner of the structure.
In 1991 the house was described as a one-story rectangular structure with a projecting central unit, hipped roof, and small back porch. There are bay windows on both the north and south facades, and large double hung windows facing the road. One central chimney projects above the roof line.
This description is adapted from a provisional NYS Building-Structure Inventory Form (sometimes referred to as the "Blue Form") that was prepared as part of a Forest Home Improvement Association (FHIA) project completed around 1991. See
https://www.fhia.org/wp-content/uploads/BlueForms/312FHD_BlueForm_1991_sm.pdf .