 According to a 1999 Environmental Impact Study that evaluated the impact of a proposed road, the Mountain Lake House then was "an approximately 32.7-ha (80.8-acre) estate with approximately 18 outbuildings including a musician's cabin, recreational hall, guest house, workshop," and more.The history of Mountain Lake House traces its roots to 1902 when Harvey Huffman purchased a 113-acre parcel of land just outside Marshalls Creek village.On the property were one or two farm houses, both on the North side of Pond Creek (Which would later become Marshall Lake).