While evidence of this structure does not show until about 1926, Charlotte County's General Index to Deeds 1921-1924 show taxes paid on the property by A. B. Tucker and Caroline H. Tucker. The wooden construction, weighted windows and tin roof are typical of early 1920's home building. According to a previous owner, the house was built in 1923 for the daughter of Sidney Parnell, the first sheriff of Charlotte County. The tax roll lists John A. Lindhal and his wife as property owners in 1926. Until 1921 all taxes and deeds were recorded by and in DeSoto County.
Until 1989 the cottage was owned by a member of the Parnell family. From 1999 until 2021, the house was the site of the Red Hat Studio, Punta Gorda's first working artist studio, owned by artist Liz Hutchinson.
