The house was built in 1891 by Charlevoix businessman and community leader Horace Harsha. Granddaughter Ann Harsha donated the Victorian-style house to the Charlevoix Historical Society in 1979 to be used as a museum.

Exhibits at Harsha House for the year are:

• The City on Three Lakes, A Maritime History of Charlevoix
• How Pine River Became Charlevoix: 1721-1879

Harsha House Museum attractions include:

• 3 Victorian Period Rooms
• Over 9000 Historic Photos & Negatives
• Local Historical Artifacts on Display
• 1917 Working Player Piano
• Local Oral History Collection
• Local Family History Collection
• History Research Materials
• U.S. Census Microfilm & Microfilm Reader
• Sanborn Fire Maps on Microfilm