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Construction on the William McKissack home began about 1840, but was completed in 1845.  The brick was made by McKissack himself as he owned a brickyard on Depot Street in Spring Hill.  He mined the clay and fired the brick for this the first brick house in Spring Hill.

William was the son of Thomas McKissack a soldier in the Revolution.  Thomas came to Giles County in 1811. Spivey the first of his sons, came to Maury County about 1823 because he had married a daughter of James Peters, founder of Spring Hill.  William remained in North Carolina until 1834 when he came with his second wife Jannette.  He settled first on the Kedron Pike then decided to come to town to be nearer his business.

William had a large family, the best known of which was Jessie, who married Dr. George B. Peters and whose affair with General Van Dorn led to his murder by her husband in 1863.

Eleanor, another daughter who married her cousin Orville McKissack, inherited the house and was living there when the War Between the States began.  During the Battle of Franklin, the thunder of the guns so panicked the citizens of Spring Hill that at least 25 found shelter in the basement of the house.      

On November 28, 1864 General Schofield stopped here and made the home his temporary headquarters.  There seems to be little doubt that he thought he would have to surrender to the Confederates that night.  However, he escaped and returned later pursuing the retreating Confederate army.

The house passed out of the McKissack family in 1936. It was remodeled by Mr. and Mrs. Campbell Haffner of Franklin. Mr. Haffner removed some partitions and restored the original floor plan of the house.  A brick floor was laid in the kitchen and beautiful cherry cabinets were added to match the cherry mantel.