The house is a well-preserved example of Federal styling, featuring a center entry that is flanked by sidelight windows and pilasters.

The house served for a time as the headquarters of the Cohasset Historical Society.

Calep Lothrop, its builder, was the grandson of a Revolutionary War militia leader, and was descended from one of the area's first settlers.

[2] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

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