 The house was built in 1836 and did a brisk business for many years, serving as a meeting house for people from all over the region.On November 1, 1842, a public hanging took place at the Walker House when William Caffee was executed for shooting another man in an argument.The hanging was a strange affair, with the condemned man being brought to the inn astride his coffin, beating out the tune of a funeral march with empty beer bottles.