[1] The Brinkerhoff–Becker House was built in 1863–69,[2] likely for Hezekiah H. Brinkerhoff, an insurance and real estate agent.

[4] Charles J. Becker purchased the house in 1891 and remodeled it to include the prominent tower.

[5] The Brinkerhoff–Becker House is a 2+1⁄2-story square-frame Queen Anne structure covered with clapboard on a fieldstone foundation.

Porches cover entrances on two sides, and display turned posts and decorative spindlework bands across the tops.

The house's most recognizable architectural feature is the round tower at the corner.