The Hoggatt House was built by Philip Hoggatt (sometimes spelled Hoggat or Hogget depending on how it was written and who was writing it) around 1801. The Hoggatt family can trace its roots back to the 1650s in what is now Virginia and North Carolina. They were some of the earliest settlers in the High Point area, and built their log cabin in what was then wilderness.

The colonial cabin was originally just one room, but a second room was added on later. The cabin was moved to the High Point Museum property in the 1990s, and now serves as a living history museum, where reenactors on site show visitors what life was like in the 1800s.

The Hoggatt House was nearly destroyed in December of 2004 when lightning struck the roof. The structure was severely damaged and still shows charred timbers in the attic roof structure, but thanks to quick action by the local firefighters, the cabin was saved. It was later restored and effort was taken to preserve as much of the original structure as possible. The grave of Philip and Mary Hoggatt is also preserved, located in a cemetery at the Springfield Friends Meeting House nearby.