The house was built for the then superintendent of Fort Calgary Captain Richard Deane in 1906 He wanted a new house because he felt that the house that was currently being used was not good enough for his wife Martha.

The house was originally built on the corner of 9th Avenue, prisoners from the local guardhouse were used to excavate the basement. In 1914 it was bought by the Grand Trunk Pacific Highway, for use as a railway terminal and a place for the station agent, it was moved to the southeast corner for this purpose.

It was sold on in 1929 to C L Jaques and was moved again across the Elbow river to the site where it still stands today. It was used as a boarding and rooming lodge until 1973 and was then known as Gaspe Lodge. The City of Calgary then purchased the house and up until 1979 it was used to house The Dandelion Museum. The house is now run by The Fort Calgary Preservation Society, which helps to maintain the building, and part of it it is now open as a restaurant.

The house is known to be haunted a man as been seen sitting in a room which as been restored to look like Mr Deanes study, a man is also seen floating down the hallways, tabacco smoke is smelt, even though the house as a no smoking policy, children have been seen in the attic, bangs and voices have been heard and a rocking chair as been seen moving by itself.