Rudder's Seafood Restaurant & Brew Pub is located in the former Parker-Eakin's Building which was built in 1867 as part of Young's Wharf for John Young. The building was used as offices and a store for the firm of Young, Kinney & Corning until 1874 when it was leased to Parker, Eakins & Company who purchased the property in 1877.

Parker-Eakins played a major role in making Yarmouth known around the world. One of the most important companies in Yarmouth at the time, Parker-Eakins operated one of the largest stores in Yarmouth and was involved in the export trade from its own wharf in Yarmouth Harbour.

The name "Rudder" was a nickname for both Captain George Washington Churchill and his mate, Aaron Flint Churchill for their daring deeds on what is known as the "Voyage of Many Rudders", on the ship "Research", during it's Atlantic Crossing in the winter of 1866-67.