The house is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a hip roof, two interior chimneys, clapboard siding, and a stone foundation.

Its main facades, facing toward the river and Route 128, are essentially identical, with centered entrances framed by pilasters, entablature, and gabled pediment.

This house was built in 1762 for Jonathan Bowman by Gersham Flagg, a local master builder who had recently completed the Pownalborough Courthouse.

Bowman was a leading citizen, serving as a judge of probate, and engaged in a variety of economically important local businesses.

William was an artist (a student of Lamar Dodd), New York designer and owner of a few successful businesses, including The Firehouse and Lilac Antiques.