 The house was later acquired from the town by the Coventry Historical Society, which restored the house in 1964-1965 and operated it as a historic house site.In 2008, the historical society placed the house on the market, having outgrown its use as a meeting space, a move that elicited some controversy.The town had given it the property with the proviso that it operate it as a museum, and arguments were made that the historical society was therefore not permitted to sell it.