This Queen Anne style house was designed by Thomas Sullivan and built by A.S. Mckenzie at a cost of $6,000 for John A. McDonald, one of Brandon's early pioneers. McDonald came to Brandon in 1882, and worked for several people in town before entering into partnership with Frank Calvert in the men's furnishings business. In 1911 he took over full ownership of the business. The house passed into the hands of Harry Cater and his family in the early 1940s. Harry Cater owned Brandon Pump and Windmill Company and served three terms as mayor of Brandon between 1921 and 1947. In 1950, Harry's daughter, Ruth Tester, and her husband Albert took ownership and divided the home into two apartments. The front and side verandahs are part of the original house design.