"The Italianate style house was built on a lot purchased by Dr. Thomas J. Walton in 1838; it is presumed that he constructed the house, which was built around 1870. The home is a two-story frame with a one story back ell. Characteristic of the Italianate architecture are the round-head arched openings and bracketed eaves. The veranda across the back ell has decoratively bracketed posts designed by Jesse Spain's father, William.
Thomas was the son of Dr. Martin Walton and Elizabeth Johnson-Walton of Robertson County. He married Martha Bartlett, the daughter of Thomas Bartlett, a wealty Mississippi landowner. In 1838, Dr. Walton and his wife were divorced and he later married a woman known only by the name of Sarah J. At the time of his death in 1872, his will stipulated that his daughter, Julia, was to receive $4000 and his piano. The balance of his estate was divided among his wife, Sarah, and his three sons: Lycurgus B., John M., and William. In 1876, the house was sold to W.A. Link, who retained ownership until 1888, when he sold to H.H. and Nannie J. Estes. Six years later, the house was purchased by J. E. Cook. From 1904 until 1924, the home's ownership changed many times. In 1924, the house was purchased by Dr. Jesse T. Spain and his wife, Bessie Howard Spain. In 1945, the Spain heirs sold the sturdy old house to Boyd H. Stark; he sold it to the present owners, Vadis and Tempest Redferin."
(book, Robertson County's Heritage of Homes by Deborah Kelley Henderson)