The Hoge House was built in 1838 and is a small one-story Federal-style brick dwelling originally measuring 18 feet by 47 feet. The house also had a wooden addition that was added in the early 1900’s. The house originally sat 150’ – 200’ from Route 817 and was moved back approximately 1,000’ from the road in 2004, but the wooden addition could not be saved. A new addition that is in keeping with the original size and placement of the original addition has been added within the last four years. The house is currently planned to be used as a museum for school visits as well as a meeting room and local history room. The grave of Capt. William Thurman, C.S.A. who was killed in a skirmish with Union troops near the courthouse in 1964, sets near the rear of the house. The property originally included 88 acres including prime farming land.
James W. Hoge was a lawyer and prosecuting attorney for the county and later served as Supt. of Schools as well as a Circuit Court judge. Hoge was not the original owner of the house that bears his name. He purchased the house and land in 1857. With his wife Sarah, they had eleven children of whom eight survived to adulthood. Buried in the cemetery on the hill behind the house are Hoge, his wife and nine of their eleven children as well as approximately thirteen others including relatives and slaves.