It is a two-story wood frame structure, with a gable roof, wooden shingle siding, and a rubblestone foundation.

They would remove any person who they believed was committing a transgression, such as premarital sex, dancing, drinking alcohol, listening to music, or wearing brightly colored clothing.

Quakers were among the earliest European settlers of the Old Dartmouth area, which included most of what is now Westport, Acushnet, New Bedford, and Fairhaven.

[4] Their first meeting house was built on this property (exact location undetermined) in 1699, and the cemetery is the burial ground for many of Dartmouth's early settlers.

Despite the decline in local Quaker congregations, the building continues to be maintained by the community, and is used for services in the summer.