It is set facing east on the south side of Broadway, between Bartlett Street and Glenwood Road.

The main facade is five bays wide, with its entrance at the center, framed by pilasters and topped by a half-round transom window and gabled pediment.

The interior follows a typical center hall plan, and has retained a number of original features, including particularly ornate turned balusters on the main staircase.

It is one of a handful of 18th-century houses in Somerville, and its main entry transom window is believed to be one of the oldest of its type in the Boston area.

[4][5] At the time of Adams' marriage to Magoun, the farm extended from Broadway to the Boston and Maine Railroad, between Central and Lowell streets.