The garage, which is dated to the early 20th century, is located in the northeast corner of the lot and features a hipped roof. The nearly-three-and-a-half acre lot of the property allow the house to retain its suburban setting despite being situated at a major intersection. The house sits on a hill on the north end of the lot, which slopes southward, and wide south and west lawns set it away from the busy intersection. Originally, the entrance to the house was in the southwest corner of the lot, however, this entrance was destroyed when the intersection of 40th and South Streets was widened. However, the former driveway is still visible due to its mature, double-row plantings of locust trees; stone curbs; small, period bridge with stone abutments and timber planks; and brick forecourt. In March 1896, Lincoln real estate investor and former superintendent of the Lincoln Street Railway, Louis P. Young, inherited several acres of farmland southeast of Lincoln from his father-in-law, Martin Cook. Young sought to capitalize on the booming real estate business of the 1880s and 1890s by building a large home on the land. Based on physical evidence in the home, it is likely that Young built the newer house adjacent to Cook's preexisting farmhouse, which was later remodeled and connected to form the east wing of the home. Young's fortunes soured after the Panic of 1893 and eventually the house was foreclosed upon before being bought by Dr. Albert O. Faulkner sometime between 1898 and 1901. Faulkner was a medical doctor as well as being the founder of the Modern Woodmen Accident Company. Faulkner was also a major investor in the local utilities (Lincoln Telephone Company), transit (Citizen Street Railway Co.), and real estate markets. Though the building was already completed when the Faulkner family purchased it, they were the first to live in the house long-term and as such, all major remodeling was done during their residency. In 1911, Faulkner platted the 40 acres he had purchased as "Faulkner's Park Hill." This platting created the large lot on which Park Hill is built as well as giving the land its name. In 1922, Faulkner's son, E.J. Faulkner, built a house directly across South 41st St. from Park Hill at 4100 South St. The Faulkners maintained prominent presence in Lincoln academic and business circles for many years.