Nichols moved out of his new house just two years after its completion, but he maintained ownership until selling it in 1905 to the Indianapolis Southern Railroad, which at that time was engaged in the construction of a railroad line adjacent to the property.
Nichols zog bereits zwei Jahre nach der Fertigstellung des Hauses wieder aus, behielt es jedoch in seinem Eigentum, bis er es 1905 an die Indianapolis Southern Railroad verkaufte, die damals in der Nachbarschaft seines Grundstückes eine Eisenbahnstrecke baute.