 William Cooper bought the house in 1846, and the Smiths were part of his extended family. And his nieces, one of whom was Hedy Smith, she was the last of them to live in this house until she passed in 1919, I believe. I'm still very much learning the history of this house, so take my dates with a grain of salt. But she took care of this house for a really long time. And it's very important to us that we make sure that the women who lived in and cared for