A prominent landmark on the north edge of central Mansfield, this was the residence of Jacob and Alida Muncy Back and their descendants from about 1894 until the mi-1950's. Jacob Back was born in Tarrant County in 1881, the son of a pioneer who moved to Texas from Kentucky in the late 1840’s and homesteaded on a 320-acre farm east of Mansfield. He was a dealer in cattle and hogs, and had several barns, pens and wells on the 5-½ acre property.

The Backs enlarged the original one-room house around 1900 and again around 1910. It was located near the railroad depot (now demolished) to facilitate shipping of livestock. As an excellent example of the typical process by which folk houses grow over time, the Back House appears eligible for the National Register.