The common features a bandstand, built in the 19th century, a memorial to the town's Civil War fallen, a cannon and flagpole, and a small parking lot.

Most of these buildings date to the 18th and early 19th century, and exhibit Georgian and Federal styling.

[2] Buildings arrayed on South Main Street were built mostly from the middle of the 19th century to its end.

Most of them have Greek Revival styling, but this portion of the district contains the only notable examples of Queen Anne architecture, as well as the Clapp Memorial Library, designed by H.F. Kilburn.

Along Maple Street most of the houses are also of the same period, although there are also some that date to early in the 20th century.