Construction date is unclear. Research indicates that a house stood on this location as early as 1831-32. Around 1850, either a new house was built or the old one underwent major alterations. Roderick K. Shaw, an early settler and planter who served in the Territorial Legislature, was an early resident. He, his wife, and infant son died within a week of each other in 1852 during a yellow fever epidemic. William E. Kilcrease, a large plantation owner, and his family, also lived here. His son, Albert, who changed his name to Gilchrist, was elected governor of Florida in 1909. Edward Curry Love bought the House in 1874. A planter and lawyer, he also served as a county judge, district judge, state’s attorney and mayor of Quincy. After the Civil war he was a leader in restoring the Democratic Party in Florida. Edward Cornelius Love, the oldest son, was a distinguished lawyer. He served as a member of the school board, U.S. District Attorney for the Northern District of Florida and circuit judge for thirty years. Three generations of the Love family lived in this house. Mr. and Mrs. Fountain H. May purchased it in 1974. The house is Classic Georgian with two rooms on each side of a broad central hall. It is significant as an example of a type of house common in the Quincy vicinity prior to the Civil War.