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The Hubbells were not the original owners of the house. Research shows the earliest inhabitants were Isaiah and Emma Powis Randall. Isaiah Randall was a prominent jeweler on Fall Street in the village. Later, the Randalls moved to another home further down Cayuga Street.  Around 1870, the house was enlarged to what it is today, by Charles Hoskins for his widowed daughter, Laura Hoskins Hubbell, and her children. 

Research has verified that Charles Hoskins purchased and remodeled the home for Laura and her children after Laura's husband, (A&R# 1846) Wolcott S. B. Hubbell, died in 1866. Laura Hoskins Hubbell lived here with her children Charles Wolcott, Daniel Southwick, James Platt, and Francis Mary Livingston for many years. At one time, Laura was a Preceptress at the Mynderse Academy High School across the street. Charles became a bookkeeper, married and moved to Chicago. Daniel became a local attorney-at-law, and Fannie (Francis) married and moved to Cincinnati.

“Once a stop on the Underground Railroad, our charming Gothic Revival, three story, hillside cottage was built in 1855 with all "improvements" made around 1870. The building is an excellent example of Gothic Revival architecture. Architectural features include scrolled bargeboards, wooden pinnacles, many varieties of windows, and a rear mansard roof with diamond shaped slate tiles. The interior is decorated with antiques and collectibles. We are very proud to mention the Hubbell House was featured in and displayed on the front cover of Victorian Decorating & Lifestyle^® Magazine, April/May 1996 issue and again in the June/July 1997 issue, U.S. News & World Report^® 1998 Vacation Guide (photo of dock), and the front cover of the Old House Journal^® June 2001 issue.”