When the Hutcheson's purchased the 25 acres on the side of Jenkins Mountain, it was nothing but trees and 'man-eating briars.' A road had to be constructed before they could even begin doing anything else. The property was purchased in 1981 before construction began on the house.

After seeing a house they liked in Marion, Virginia, they approached Kamal Amin, a former student of Frank Lloyd Wright, to design the house. Kamal, from Cairo, Egypt, designed the house to be built in two stages. The first stage required nearly a year to complete and the second demanded another year and a half. It was 1986 before the final work was done. When the last nail was in place, they had created a showplace; one that was balanced with its setting, yet provided room to raise a family. When their children had gone, friends and family suggested they turn the property into a bed and breakfast.