Built in about 1800, it is one of the city's oldest surviving buildings, and significant local example of Federal architecture.

The Barnabus Blossom House stands in a densely built residential area north of downtown Fall River, at the southwest corner of Grove and Walnut Streets.

The interior retains original finishes, including beaded door mouldings, simple fireplace mantels, a beehive oven in the chimney, and a corner dining room cupboard.

It was originally located on North Main Street, an area that was historically lined with houses of this period, but gradually cleared of them by demolition or movement as the downtown expanded.

It is considered one of the city's best preserved homes from the early Federal period.