A smaller home built in 1890 occupied the site of what is now the Grundy House built in 1901. Built by Emma Packer Morris, the existing home is of hand-made adobe and faced with red, fired brick, which was a popular material at that time. The design is classic Victorian, and large panel windows and expensive wood trim are indications that no expense was spared. The home later passed to Isadore Grundy, Mrs. Morris's daughter.