Built before 1840, the Davis house originally served as the parsonage for the Methodist Church and its traveling pastors.  Until 1974, it was owned by the Davis family. In the early 2000s, it housed a bookstore owned by Nancy Cooley.   In 2011, Ms. Cooley had decided to close her store and conversations began between her and Historical Society member JoAnn Harman to arrange the purchase of the building.  The Historical Society arranged to borrow money from the county for the purchase price and proceeded to raise funds and accept donations to repay that loan and fund the restoration.  Final payment on the loan was made 1 ½ years later (in 2013). The Davis House has been renovated, and the official ribbon cutting/opening event was in September 2017.