[1] The Adams–Clarke House is located northwest of Georgetown center, on the north side of West Main Street (Massachusetts Route 97) between Pentucket and Weston Avenues.

It is oriented facing nearly directly south, placing it at an unusual angle to the street, which runs roughly northwest.

Its main facade is five bays wide, with a Federal-style central entrance flanked by pilasters and topped by a four-light transom and corniced entablature.

The lobby, set between the chimney and the door, includes a winding staircase with feathered sheathing similar to that seen in the right parlor.

A later 18th-century resident was Benjamin Adams, a militia officer who served in the American Revolutionary War, and represented Rowley in the state legislature.