Joseph Hall built this stone house for his family on the southwest corner of Detroit and Marlowe Avenues upon arriving in Rockport in 1837. In 1907, the house became the sales office for Genck Realty, which had purchased much of Joseph Hall's original farmland from Joseph Jr. with plans of turning it into a residential development. After Genck moved out, the house became the West End Art School.
In 1916, the house was torn down to make way for the expansion of Lakewood Hospital. An article describing the demolition commented that "The oldest landmark in Lakewood must make way for progress... It is being razed because the land surrounding it is valuable and the day of the old homestead has vanished."
