This house was built by Walter McArthur in 1877 after his return from the Civil War. The older McArthur House, built around 1805, is behind it and is still in good shape also. Some of the McArthur boys did not make it back. The family cemetery across the road from the house honors those there and those buried on Civil War battlefields/cemeteries. John and Bette Davis, descendants, live in the big house now and were gracious hosts for those attending the marker dedications for the McArthur soldiers on October 20, 2001.