This is one of the oldest houses in the city, dating back to approximately 1869. The grounds of this property once stretched far down the bluff. This hillside was graced with beautiful Victorian gardens. As progress would have it, much of the front yard was removed, first for railroad development and then to bring the road closer to the bluff for the construction of Mounds Boulevard and later, Interstate 94. 

Emil Munch is known to have lived at this estate in 1871. Marriage appears to have brought the Hinricks family into the picture. Ferdinand Hinricks, a wholesale grocer, lived here by 1904. Born in Essens, Germany in 1860, he came to the US in 1877 and settled in St. Paul in 1885. Photographs at this time show a house with a standard front porch, in a medium or natural hue. The tall white columns of this Italiante-Style home were added later. The image of this incredible white home on the bluff can hardly be missed traveling east out of St. Paul on Interstate 94. 

This home has been the residence of the Heberts since the late sixties. It had served as the Haven Rest Home for a period. In 1968 it was a halfway house called the Granville House, for alcoholic women. The Granville Foundation relocated to Woodbury about the time of the interstate construction. 

Among the portions of land razed for freeway construction was the estate of Lyman Dayton, the original investor of this area and the namesake for Dayton's Bluff. He lived at 284 Mounds between 3rd and Conway. It is unknown when his remains were buried on the Hebert property. Even within this lot, Dayton's remains are believed to have been moved from a cemented marker area to a space near the garage before being placed in an unmarked grave in Oakland Cemetery. The Dayton's Bluff Community Council purchased a marker for Lyman's grave in 1995. 

The home's interior features painted woodwork, as well as a hand-painting ceiling in the parlor. The main floor has a brick fireplace in the living room and a bay window in the dining room. The upstairs has four bedrooms. One was probably used as a prayer room in its time.