One of several Weatherford houses documented as being from the pattern books of Knoxville architect George F. Barber, this house is Design No. 36 from Cottage Souvenir No. 2 (1891). Built for cattleman and banker White and his family, the two-story red brick house is lavishly ornamented with Eastlake spindles, brackets, and cresting. A cross gable and a wraparound porch are variations on the Barber plan. An unusual feature is the second-floor balcony above the entrance, with a central post carrying half arches springing toward each corner of the roof gable. Construction began in 1892 but stopped when White’s ranching business experienced financial difficulties in the Panic of 1893; construction resumed in 1895. At the time, the White House was the only brick house in Weatherford. A carriage house and well still exist, and some of the trees, survivors of an early campground, are estimated to be more than 150 years old.